Adam Collins | Journalist
Adam Collins
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25.01.2022 The Gavin Robertson story is a brilliant one and he tells it so well. From the Centrelink queue weeks after finishing for Australia A in 1995 to the Test team, from nowhere, in 1998. And, in brutal conditions, what a debut performance. One of our best TGSTW chats. #FinalFrontier
23.01.2022 I'm not telling anyone to turn CNN off. But, when you next need a breather, a new Story Time is up. Albert Trott, Norm O'Neill, Blocka Wilson, the Bulawayo draw... - it's all here. Also, 80 mins of POWER with Jarrod Kimber - writer from the Calling the Shots doco. https://omny.fm//the-fina/story-time-23-plus-jarrod-kimber
23.01.2022 I’d classify this as the first proper TFW interview, @dizzy259 at the Adelaide Oval boundary edge the day after the 2017 Ashes Test. Before that, learn about the unluckiest one-Test wonder, Charles Marriott: https://finalwordcricket.com//season-8-encore-edition-jas/
23.01.2022 NEW SERIES: be listening to SEN 1116 with Julian De Stoop at 12:30pm today, Adam Collins will be on to talk about the Test but also our latest series, to be dro...pped on New Years Day #FinalFrontier Subscribe here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3tN8EJkGh6YAU5p5fq9kLT or here https://omny.fm/shows/the-greatest-season-that-was-93
23.01.2022 This was so much fun. The Final Word with the great William McInnes! https://finalwordcricket.com//season-8-ep-15-william-mcin/
21.01.2022 Final Word Weekend Edition (we need a better name for this) with Urthboy! One of our favourite interviews. Enjoy! https://omny.fm//encore-edition-the-final-word-with-urthboy
20.01.2022 News: Pete Handscomb won’t be playing for Middlesex this year in their shortened county season - back to captain 2021 and 2022 instead. Nice chat with him. A bit off the national radar of late, but he’s going well. And crucially, lots of time on his side. https://www.theguardian.com//more-than-the-average-bear-pe
19.01.2022 Alright, Final Word weekend edition. Revisiting our Kate chat from last year, after about 45 minutes of deep cricket numerology, spanning about 130 years. This was fun - get into the mood for a long day of cricket and rain delays with Andre van Troost, Bobby Abel, Sandhya Argawal, Bill Ponsford and Wayne NORMAN Phillips. https://omny.fm//the-final/weekend-edition-with-kate-cross
19.01.2022 Some bonus FW this weekend: the day we sat down with Dave Warner at Durban in Feb 2018. A very interesting time to speak with him. Before the interview, we look at Kim Garth's move and tell the story of AE Stoddart - one of cricket's greatest Ideas Men. https://finalwordcricket.com//season-8-encore-edition-dav/
19.01.2022 Meet Suwanji Madanayake. Made his First Class debut six weeks before the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, and is still going strong at age 47. He's played for 14 (!) First Class clubs in Sri Lanka across 29 years and "about 30" teams all up when you could his many seasons a dominant overseas pro in England and Australia. He'll be still playing at 50. Came up nicely in The Guardian today - https://www.theguardian.com//suwanji-madanayake-the-spinne
17.01.2022 New Final Word! We talk to Nick Hoult about the excellent new book he has co-authored about England’s World Cup win this time last year. https://omny.fm//how-england-won-the-world-cup-and-lost-th
17.01.2022 Was asked by The Guardian to write a quick bit for answering the obvious questions about our Batmobile purchase. My sense is footy fans get it - there isn't much rationality when it comes to how we follow our clubs. Part of the game's charm. https://www.theguardian.com//what-led-me-to-buy-the-gigant
14.01.2022 New ep! Pete Lalor on CA. Geoff and me on plotholes in the Mighty Ducks. Australia A! Boris Johnson’s return to rooting. A bloke who debuted in 1991 and is still going. Plenty of Maxi. It’s 100 minutes of 100% Final Word: https://finalwordcricket.com//season-8-ep-5-big-trouble-/
13.01.2022 TMS is an institution, but it wasn’t always straightforward. Join Daniel Norcross and me - with Jonathan Agnew, Vic Marks and Peter Baxter - for a trip through the 20th century on part three of Calling the Shots! https://omny.fm//the-final-word-cric/calling-the-shots-tms Presented by the excellent Pinch Hitter - check that out from The Nightwatchman
13.01.2022 Off to Southampton for the week to cover the #ENGvIRE ODIs from the bubble for the Irish Times. A quick preview bit in today's paper chatting with 20yo Harry Tector, who is primed to make his ODI debut. Nice nugget: Tector was an exchange student in Jo'burg when he was 15, where he became great mates with South African Curtis Campher, who is also a chance to make his international debut for Ireland today - albeit from a very different path. https://www.irishtimes.com//school-days-over-tector-and-ca
13.01.2022 NEW EP! We’ve been looking forward to this, putting Guardian genius Jonathan Liew to the test. Needless to say, he was very fucking good. And thanks to Dan Brettig for bringing us right up to speed on Jolimont matters: https://finalwordcricket.com//season-8-ep-6-nerd-pledge-q/
12.01.2022 New Final Word! A lot going on, from India's tour of Australia to the WBBL to Boycott (and Morrissey) to the Shield. Then over to South Africa to get to the bottom of their latest board chaos with Lungani Zama. https://omny.fm//th/sacking-south-africa-with-lungani-zama
11.01.2022 Plenty to take in across a quiet weekend. Also, hit up our new FB/Insta pages at The Final Word Cricket Podcast.
11.01.2022 In our two Final Word eps this week, we featured a long Mark Nicholas interview from Calling the Shots. There's been a lot of lovely feedback on this - hopefully it hits the spot. Part 1: https://omny.fm//12-the-final-word-with-mark-nicholas-part Part 2: https://omny.fm//13-the-final-word-with-mark-nicholas-part
11.01.2022 Stuart MacGill LIVE! Coming up this Thursday, all details below. Also... after 250-odd eps we now have a couple of social accounts. Yes, on the cutting edge. More to show what we're up to rather than memes/news. Insta: https://instagram.com/finalwordcricket FB: https://facebook.com/finalwordcricket ... (Yes, FB. We might have a dart at MySpace or LiveJournal next)
11.01.2022 New Final Word - Kevin Roberts, gorn. Chris Barrett tells us why. Robelinda2 survives after Geoff defends his honour with CA’s chairman. All before we dive yet deeper into our subscriber numbers. Good fun. Enjoy! https://omny.fm//the-final/cricket-australia-sack-the-boss
10.01.2022 The biggest of Jason Holder love-ins at stumps last night on @cricbuzz with Michael Vaughan and me. https://www.cricbuzz.com//holder-showed-why-he-is-ranked-a
09.01.2022 We're proud of this new TGSTW series, dropping through January. Two decades on from the 2001 Border-Gavaskar stunner, we've gone back to chart how the rivalry turned into one of the biggest in cricket. To set the scene, who better than our mate Harsha Bhogle? #FinalFrontier
09.01.2022 New Final Word! It’s one year since the World Cup. Let that sink in. We pop the nostalgia goggles on with Toby Tarrant to reflect on those wonderful seven weeks. https://finalwordcricket.com//season-8-ep-10-the-world-cu/
09.01.2022 Ever listened a man drink 1.8 litres of milk during a podcast recording? Geoff did this week. Our show is for you. With Isabelle Giordani-Westbury for the sensible stuff. https://finalwordcricket.com//season-8-ep-7-chasing-the-g/
09.01.2022 It’s like putting a third slice of cheese in the cheeseburger: I don’t need it but it’s going to be good." On this week's TFW, thanks to our pals at Cbus Super..., Geoff explaining the personal reflections in his new book. Listen in full: https://finalwordcricket.com//season-9-ep-11-the-comeback/
08.01.2022 What does the Eiffel Tower have to do with Bodyline? How did a Tokyo-raised preacher and a drunken sailor end up as two of the first radio commentators? Ep 2 of Calling the Shots! With our three superb guests - Jim Maxwell, Peter Baxter and David Frith - Daniel Norcross and I go back to the Interwar period, when cricket on the radio was born. Click through from this fresh edition of The Pinch Hitter to listen, then stick around to read some fantastic cricket writing: bit.ly/thepinchhitter3 The Nightwatchman
07.01.2022 Proud to partner with our oldest mate Adam Collins & Geoff Lemon on The Final Word which has hit 1m downloads & been voted the best Cricket podcast on the plane...t! When we first started chatting in 2019 it was clear that this was a perfect fit for Future Talent Sports Cards and since then we’ve had heaps of fun and really become part of the family. This is a snapshot (front & back) of the cards we created for their live-show which were handed to guests on arrival, and we’re still getting requests for these weekly. It’s fair to say they were a huge hit! Create your very own sports cards today. They're the perfect gift for presentation nights, and the ultimate present for any sports lover: www.futuretalent.com.au/ We know it's a tough time for clubs right now, so we’re running a competition for the chance to win $300 worth of custom sports cards. You can enter via this form & if you'd like one of these Final Word Cards (very limited edition), just let us know and we'll have one in the mail for you: www.futuretalent.com.au/competition/ If you're not a listener to The Final Word as yet, you're definitely missing out. For banter, behind-the-scenes stories, and two of the best humans you'll meet, get onboard: https://finalwordcricket.com/
06.01.2022 Thanks for the feedback on this ep over the weekend - Daniel Norcross and I are chuffed it hit the spot. It's our most detailed ep of Calling the Shots, telling a slightly off-beat tale. It's the story of the disruptors. Enjoy! https://omny.fm//the-fina/calling-the-shots-the-disruptors
06.01.2022 Really proud to present the fourth episode of Calling the Shots, shifting gears from radio to TV. With Daniel Norcross and me to tell the story we have four outstanding guests: Mark Nicholas, Harsha Bhogle, Jim Maxwell and Dan Waddell. Enjoy! https://omny.fm//the-final-word-cr/calling-the-shots-on-tv
06.01.2022 NEW PROJECT! We're thrilled with how the first ep of Calling The Shots came up. Over six parts, Daniel Norcross and I are telling the story of cricket commentary. On this first ep, we have superstar callers IAN SMITH and ALISON MITCHELL with us to talk about their World Cup moments and plenty more. In association with The Pinch Hitter, the new digital mag keeping the wheels turning on cricket writing during the crisis - grab it today; pay-what-you-can. http://www.thenightwatchman.net//1-Calling-The-Shots-Podca The Nightwatchman
05.01.2022 Throughout the belated Test summer, I’ll be back talking with Michael Vaughan at stumps for cricbuzz each night. His words here, in response to Mikey and Ebony yesterday, were bang on. https://www.cricbuzz.com//good-to-see-cricket-help-educate
05.01.2022 Always enjoy writing about Kevin O'Brien, one of Irish cricket's favourite sons. The Irish Times #ENGvIRE https://www.irishtimes.com//series-is-gone-but-kevin-o-bri
05.01.2022 While it rains at Sydney (timeless comment), here’s a Final Word interview with the man carrying the initials - SCG MacGill. Perhaps the most emotional we’ve conducted, Stuart’s love of bowling - for Australia, for NSW, for anyone - has never dimmed. A top man. https://finalwordcricket.com//season-9-ep-15-stuart-macgi/
05.01.2022 Exclusive: the days of on-field umpires being responsible for calling no-balls are numbered. The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk//no-ball-rule-change-tv-umpi
04.01.2022 One of our very favourite interviews, with Isa Guha from Jan 2019, rebooted for your weekend lockdown listening. With some Final Word numberplay off the top, as always. https://finalwordcricket.com///23/encore-edition-isa-guha/
04.01.2022 New(ish) Final Word! Another weekend lockdown encore ep, this time revisiting our long conversation at Ian Chappell's house in early 2019. One of our favourite interviews, he was just as you want him to me: playing all of his shots. Enjoy! https://omny.fm//encore-edition-the-final-word-with-ian-ch
04.01.2022 This is by far the most ambitious project we've attempted across five Greatest Season series. As promised, it's the oral history of the tied #Ninety9 semi - the belated season finale - with SEVEN people who were involved that fateful day at Edgbaston: Lance Klusener, Damien Fleming, Tim Lane, Steve Elworthy, Simon Mann, Tom Moody and Adam Gilchrist. Please do give it a spin... and tell your cricket-loving mates! https://omny.fm//the-greatest-season-tha/12-the-semi-final
04.01.2022 New Final Word! We’ve wanted to interview Megan Schutt on the show for years. What a gem. Also, Warnie’s Mural 2.0 and Monty’s couch. Enjoy! https://finalwordcricket.com//season-8-ep-8-the-final-wor/
03.01.2022 Our re-booted Final Word chat with Jimmy Neesham, talking with us about how he nearly gave the game away. https://omny.fm//encore-edition-the-final-word-with-jimmy-
03.01.2022 A long time coming, we finally did the Peter Siddle interview. It was worth us waiting a while to do - we're really proud of this. Once again: what a guy.
02.01.2022 Over the years, Wil Anderson has been one of the most loyal supporters of The Final Word. Lovely to give our chat with him another blast on the latest Story Time ep. https://finalwordcricket.com//season-story-time-20-wil-an/
01.01.2022 Dennis Cometti for your Grand Final Eve enjoyment. What a star. #BoundForGlory
01.01.2022 Tuck into this before the Test. I have very little recollection of what nonsense we discussed but I know it was fun. #ENGvPAK https://omny.fm//t/behold-the-week-when-chris-woakes-wakes
01.01.2022 A story I've been meaning to write for a while about the mighty Victor Trumper Cricket Board. An influential place for me as a younger lad, which led towards me getting into Lord's for the first day of the 2005 Ashes. https://www.theguardian.com//internet-friends-great-ashes-
