Spit, sweat and Steve Waugh’s shrugs

Season 8, Ep 9: We shouldn’t, but we couldn’t help ourselves. Somehow we all keep getting sucked in by Shane Warne being an old man yelling at a cloud shaped like Steve Waugh. There are numbers though, and reality checks. On things that matter, we bring back our old friend Bharat Sundaresan to give us the detail on what the world’s problems will mean for India, the IPL and the BCCI.   Nerd Pledge returns along with Happy Birthday Sachin, then we get the lowdown on how the hell schools have kept teaching kids in Australia, thanks to a chat with devoted teacher and longtime Final Word supporter Matthew Beggs.  Your Nerd Pledge numbers are:   4.41 - Nick Beaver & Simon   1.84 - Anthony Bienak  4.07 - Ben White & Archie Hood  4.16 - Dave Brown & Dechlan Brennan  2.58 - Timothy O’Meara Guess away. Our answers are in the episode.  Send us a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword      Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com   Check out CBUS Super at cbussuper.com.au Our friends at Future Talent can give you 15% off their sports cards with the code TheFinalWord at purchase. You can also win $300 worth of cards for your club by visiting futuretalent.com.au/competition   The Final Word is produced by Jay Mueller on the Bad Producer Network  Title track by Urthboy  Support the show: https://patreon.com/thefinalword See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices