Ben Stokes and the grown men under curfew
6/10/20261 hr 4 min
Season 20, Episode 16: Ben Stokes and trouble on a night out, is it? Deidre Chambers. But then, is there more to this, or less to this, than meets the eye? How much comes down to the ECB’s management of everything around its team? Also this week, Cricket Victoria lob a grenade into the Big Bash privatisation story, planning to blow up both the Stars and the Renegades, and the mighty Bangladesh Tigers knock off Australia for a second time. Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword and win a signed copy of Wisden, or a case of Stomping Ground: browse their range at stompingground.beer Experience England’s cricket tour of South Africa 2026/27 LIVE with Gullivers Sports Travel. Find out more and book at gulliverstravel.co.uk Check out the Lord's Performance Centre for School Holiday activities and courses: lords.org/lords/performancecentre Stop snoring with 10% off a Zeus device: use code TFW2026 at zeussleeps.com Get your This is W̶o̶m̶e̶n̶'̶s̶ Cricket t-shirt here, and learn about Lacuna Sports bespoke cricket wear, created by women for women: lacunasports.co.uk/en/shop/limited-edition/world-cup-t-shirt/ Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw or 10% off Duncan Fearnley bats and kit with code TFW10 or 10% off Glenn Maxwell's sunnies: t20vision.com/FINALWORD or 15% off Step One clothes at uk.stepone.life/discount/TFW148 or 10% off BIG Boots UK boots and socks at bigboots.co.uk/?ref=thefinalword Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Geoff Lemon· Host1:03
Okay. Now, uh, it's the weekly show, and it's a big 'un. Uh, a fair bit has been happening. If you have been living under a rock, uh, Ben Stokes, captaincy, England, a little bit going on there. We will come to those discussions momentarily. A fair bit of activity in our hometown of Melbourne as well when it comes to the Big Bash, the Stars, the Renegades, the fact that neither of them will exist anymore if Cricket Victoria have their way. And on and on it goes. A, a fair bit