Season 9, Ep 18: "How you wanna raise a flag with a rifle / To make us want to celebrate anything but survival?" So goes the A.B. Originals song January 26. This year Cricket Australia stopped using the term 'Australia Day' to promote matches, recognising that it's a day of mourning for a lot of Indigenous people. Predictably this small gesture was criticised by political antagonists. On the date in question, Munanjahli writer Dr Chelsea Watego joins us to talk about commemoration versus celebration, the complexity of history, and what progress might actually look like beyond platitudes.

Also this week, Sri Lanka's series against England wraps up, South Africa head to Pakistan for the first time in 13 years, and the World Test Championship possibilities become slightly more clear.

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Season 9, Ep 18: "How you wanna raise a flag with a rifle / To make us want to celebrate anything but survival?" So goes the A.B. Originals song January 26. This year Cricket Australia stopped using the term 'Australia Day' to promote matches, recognising that it's a day of mourning for a lot of Indigenous people. Predictably this small gesture was criticised by political antagonists. On the date in question, Munanjahli writer Dr Chelsea Watego joins us to talk about commemoration versus celebration, the complexity of history, and what progress might actually look like beyond platitudes.
Also this week, Sri Lanka's series against England wraps up, South Africa head to Pakistan for the first time in 13 years, and the World Test Championship possibilities become slightly more clear.
Your Nerd Pledge numbers: 2.24 &ndash; Peter Halton 1.68 &ndash; Jesse G 1.22 &ndash; James Ralston
Send us a Nerd Pledge at&nbsp;<a href="http://patreon.com/thefinalword">patreon.com/thefinalword&nbsp; </a>Find previous episodes at&nbsp; <a href="https://www.finalwordcricket.com/">finalwordcricket.com</a>&nbsp;
Pick up&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thenightwatchman.net/buy/golden-summers">The Golden Summer</a> with a &pound;3 discount with the code GOLDTFW&nbsp; Or get a discount Wisden Cricket Monthly subscription at <a href="bit.ly/wcmtfw">bit.ly/wcmtfw</a>
Check out CBUS Super at  &nbsp;<a href="https://www.cbussuper.com.au/thefinalword">https://www.cbussuper.com.au/thefinalword</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; Get Geoff&rsquo;s new book, <a href="https://www.hardiegrant.com/au/publishing/bookfinder/book/the-comeback-summer-by-geoff-lemon/9781743796696">The Comeback Summer</a>&nbsp;
The Final Word is part of the&nbsp; <a href="https://www.badproducerproductions.com/">Bad Producer Podcast Network&nbsp; </a>Title track by&nbsp; <a href="https://www.urthboy.com/">Urthboy</a>&nbsp;

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.

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