Episode Details

Season 16, Episode 38: They form the most Final Word adjacent domestic team in the world, and after a long winless streak The Freaks have done it. Some silverware courtesy of the T20 Blast. Take that, Freak haters. Also this week, baseless news gets all the attention out of Afghanistan although the real news is worse. South Africa is the latest country to grapple with the ethics of playing a Taliban-backed team. Kamindu Mendis keeps making tons, Ireland's women take down England a second time, Marli Beardman has the next great Australian name, and the ICC have dropped a fresh new track for your commute.

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