Podcast Episodes

Shock us! Ben Stokes’ pretend ODI retirement is over

Season 14 Episode 33

Season 14, Episode 33: The most predicable coming-out-of-retirement tale is complete, with Ben Stokes doing as we all knew he would – he’s going to I…

2 years, 4 months ago

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The Final Word with Grace Harris

Season 14 Episode 32

Season 14, Episode 32: One of our favourites from the earliest days of the pod, and one of the most likeable people in the game - Grace Harris. A int…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Story Time 145 – Roman Holiday

Season 14

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. Buongiorno from the Eternal City, where history never sle…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Beergate, Ballgate, Gabriel Gaté

Season 14 Episode 31

Season 14, Episode 31: Bharat is home to meet his chickens, Geoff is notionally on holiday, but that doesn't mean there aren't still some cold Ashes …

2 years, 5 months ago

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How England took over the white-ball world

Season 14 Episode 30

Season 14, Episode 30: In their new book, White Hot, journalists (and Final Word regulars) Tim Wigmore and Matt Roller have documented the dominance …

2 years, 5 months ago

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Story Time 144 – Right in the Gooch

Season 14

It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. Back in the saddle after the Ashes, although technically …

2 years, 5 months ago

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The Final Word with Stephen Fry

Season 14 Episode 29

Season 14, Episode 29: He is just about everybody's favourite, and it's obvious why. Stephen Fry has been a comedy and literary hero for Geoff and Ad…

2 years, 5 months ago

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How to fail to organise a World Cup

Season 14 Episode 28

Season 14, Episode 28: There are World Cups coming out our ears, with details of the schedule for the men's T20 version next year starting emerge eve…

2 years, 5 months ago

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The Ashes Daily farewell - a look back at the series we saw

Season 14

The Ashes, just in general: We knew it would be big. It always is. We didn't know that four of the five matches would be in balance into their final …

2 years, 5 months ago

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Ashes Daily - The Oval Day 5, 2023

Season 14

The Ashes, 5th Test at The Oval, Day 5: IT IS OVER. We started the day with a chaseable target remaining for Australia. We stopped in the middle for …

2 years, 5 months ago

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