Season 6, Ep 1: At last. After years of distant admiration, the guiding star of the Final Word has visited earth. Glenn Maxwell, on the eve of a World Cup in which he's one of the brightest in the firmament, took a moment out to sit down with Adam and Geoff in a Bristol garden, take a breath, and take stock of his life so far.

"You want to show people that you're a real person, and not just a 20-foot flag outside the MCG."

"If my career ended tomorrow I'd be ok. I'd be able to find other avenues in my life where I'd still get the same joy."

"I don't understand how I'm able to hit sixes."

"That was literally everything I could have dreamed of as a kid, happening in front of my eyes."

Funny, generous, and thoughtful, this is a cricketer who everyone has watched, showing a side that not many people would have got to know.

Season 6, Ep 1: At last. After years of distant admiration, the guiding star of the Final Word has visited earth. Glenn Maxwell, on the eve of a World Cup in which he's one of the brightest in the firmament, took a moment out to sit down with Adam and Geoff in a Bristol garden, take a breath, and take stock of his life so far.
"You want to show people that you're a real person, and not just a 20-foot flag outside the MCG."
"If my career ended tomorrow I'd be ok. I'd be able to find other avenues in my life where I'd still get the same joy."
"I don't understand how I'm able to hit sixes."
"That was literally everything I could have dreamed of as a kid, happening in front of my eyes."
Funny, generous, and thoughtful, this is a cricketer who everyone has watched, showing a side that not many people would have got to know.

Cricket for everyone – your friendly guide to the world's strangest sport. Geoff Lemon and Adam Collins combine match analysis with irreverence, politics and cricket history as they follow the game they love around the world and run in-depth interviews with guests. You can support the show at patreon.com/thefinalword.

Cricket for everyone &ndash; your friendly guide to the world's strangest sport. Geoff Lemon and Adam Collins combine match analysis with irreverence, politics and cricket history as they follow the game they love around the world and run in-depth interviews with guests. You can support the show at patreon.com/thefinalword.

Covering cricket from all angles and all corners of the globe.

The Final Word Cricket Podcast

Cricket for everyone – your friendly guide to the world's weirdest sport. Geoff Lemon and Adam Collins combine analysis, good humour, and in-depth interviews with a range of guests as they follow the game they love around the globe.

Cricket for everyone &ndash; your friendly guide to the world's weirdest sport. Geoff Lemon and Adam Collins combine analysis, good humour, and in-depth interviews with a range of guests as they follow the game they love around the globe.

The one and only Glenn Maxwell joins Adam and Geoff for The Final Word.

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