{"podcast":{"title":"The Final Word Cricket Podcast","slug":"the-final-word-cricket-podcast-525414","podcast_index_feed_id":525414,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/COMG4127829564","website_url":"https://finalwordcricket.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/f7154f26-e7e3-11ec-9ff7-77e8d22e84e2/image/image.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Final Word","episode_count":1649,"summary":"Cricket for everyone – your friendly guide to the world's strangest sport. Geoff Lemon and Adam Collins combine match analysis with irreverence, politics, interviews and history as they follow the game they love around the world. You can support the show at patreon.com/thefinalword. Get your big NordVPN discount: https://nordvpn.com/tfw","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T02:19:29.581953+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-final-word-cricket-podcast-525414"},"episode":{"title":"TFW Daily - Stokes retires, England go bizarre - England NZ, 3rd Test, Trent Bridge Day 4","slug":"tfw-daily-stokes-retires-england-go-bizarre-england-nz-3rd-test-trent-bridge-day-4","published_at":"2026-06-28T20:33:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-final-word-cricket-podcast-525414/tfw-daily-stokes-retires-england-go-bizarre-england-nz-3rd-test-trent-bridge-day-4","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-final-word-cricket-podcast-525414","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG4878686982.mp3","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG4878686982.mp3","summary":"Eng v NZ Daily 2026, 3rd Test, Trent Bridge Day 4: News of Ben Stokes’ retirement at the end of this Test was released in the middle of an over just prior to the tea break. In an amazing, Stokesian piece of theatre, the next ball was a wicket… to Ben Stokes. The Test turned truly bizarre, with the skipper's wild innings as an opener and a shuffled batting order that mimicked his approach, raising serious questions about the tactics, and Stokes’ post-match comments about not enjoying playing for England. New Zealand, to their immense credit, remembered there was a Test and series to be won and kept their heads screwed on amongst the chaos, with Daryl Mitchell grinding out a superb century before their high-quality bowlers ripped out England’s top order. Ben Jones joins Daniel Norcross. Could you support the show? You can send us a Nerd Pledge or become a member at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/thefinalword⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and could win a case of Stomping Ground beer for your trouble. Browse their range at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stompingground.beer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ England v India (July 10–13) is on track to be the highest ever global attendance for a Women’s Test. Be part of history and buy tickets now ⁠⁠⁠https://tickets.lords.org/en-GB/categories/EnglandWomen⁠⁠ 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/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stop snoring with 10% off a Zeus de…","meta_description":"Eng v NZ Daily 2026, 3rd Test, Trent Bridge Day 4: News of Ben Stokes’ retirement at the end of this Test was released in the middle of an over just prior…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2148,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-final-word-cricket-podcast-525414/episodes/tfw-daily-stokes-retires-england-go-bizarre-england-nz-3rd-test-trent-bridge-day-4/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-final-word-cricket-podcast-525414/tfw-daily-stokes-retires-england-go-bizarre-england-nz-3rd-test-trent-bridge-day-4.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}