England Daily - Trent Bridge Day 3
It was another great day to bat in the Midlands, as England ended the day 473/5. Ollie Pope scored his first test century on home soil, scoring a well earned 145. But the run machine, Joe Root, secured his 27th test hundred and will be at the crease when play resumes on day 4. The Final Word will…
England Daily - Trent Bridge Day 2
Daryl Mitchell continued his fine form in this series, scoring a brilliant 190. The visitors were eventually bowled out for 553 and England ended the day 90-1, with Ollie Pope and Alex Lees at the crease. The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Geo…
Story Time 92 – Alex Tudor and the perfect day out
It's Story Time, our weekly walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, a double DOB comes back to one piece of major dustiness. We pay tribute to the pioneers of Guernsey, look at a Laker less celebrated, and consider both Mick Lewis and the cryptic crossword. Your…
England Daily - Trent Bridge Day 1
England won the toss and elected to boss first in Nottingham. New Zealand put on a fine batting displaying, finishing the day 318/4. The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon at stumps doing The Day in 30 Seconds, The Hall of Fame, and co…
A window into Sri Lanka's unrest
Season 12, Ep 10: Sri Lankan writer Andrew Fidel Fernando and foreign correspondent Chris Barrett join the show for an update into what is happening with Sri Lanka's popular political unrest and economic chaos, ahead of Australia's tour there. Also this week, the wash-up from England's win at Lord'…
England Daily - Lord's Day 4
Joe Root carried England home with a brilliant century which helped him reach a major milestone – 10,000 test match runs. He is the 14th batter to join the club. The hosts are now 1-0 up in the series. The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Geoff …
England Daily - Lord's Day 3
Ben Stokes and Joe Root's partnership boosts England's chances of winning the 1st test at Lord's. The hosts finished day 3 216/5 and need 61 runs to seal victory! The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon at stumps doing The Day in 30 Sec…
England Daily - Lord's Day 2
Wickets tumbled again. But a superb unbeaten partnership between Tom Blundell and Daryl Mitchell helped the Kiwis finish the day 236/4. The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon at stumps doing The Day in 30 Seconds, The Hall of Fame, and…
England Daily - Lord's Day 1
England host New Zealand and on the first day the wickets tumble. The Final Word will be at every day of Test cricket in this series, with Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon at stumps doing The Day in 30 Seconds, The Hall of Fame, and covering all of the action. However, today Geoff is joined by Daniel…
Greetings from Salmon Arm
Season 12, Ep 9: This week, world No1 bowler Sophie Ecclestone joins the show for an update on her busy career, including her recent stint in India. We have to confess that we didn't watch the men's IPL final, but we understand that they had a good time. Adam himself was teeing off during the week …