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Season 18, Episode 20: It's the first ever Final Word from Grenada, as Geoff and Bharat kick back on the deck looking over St Georges. It's a fine view for a long conversation. Some dark stories swirl over the current West Indies team, as the administrators pretend it's not happening. Steve Smith is back, Sunil Gavaskar gets stroppy, there's change at Cricket Ireland, Zimbabwe are back in the Test arena, Smriti Mandhana joins a rare club, and Pakistan will play India at the Women's World Cup. Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Maurice Blackburn Lawyers - fighting for the rights of workers since 1919: mauriceblackburn.com.au Check out Noobru to give your brain a boost: 15% off at our link: noobru.com/finalword Tickets for our Wormsley match, August 18: uk.emma-live.com/WormsleyFinal2025 Subscribe to Wisden and never pay full price for the Almanack again: www.wisdenalmanack.com/subscribe Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw Get 10% off Glenn Maxwell's sunnies: t20vision.com/FINALWORD Save more, earn more—up to 4.22% AER (variable). Interest rates are tiered, with the top rate for balances over £1M. Each tiered rate applies to the portion within that range. New members get these rates free for 6 months; after that, your Tide plan’s rates apply. For full offer T&Cs visit tide.co/savings. Claim £100 cash back (on a £5k deposit) at: https://tide.co/offers/tfw Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices