Cricket Journalist | Adam Collins
Learn how Adam Collins transitioned his early career in politics into cricket, becoming one of the sports most prominent journalist whilst co-hosting his podcast, The Final Word.
Reuben Williams
October 27, 2025
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#334: Adam Collins from The Final Word on early political career, transition to sports journalism, origins of TFW and much more
Meet Australian Cricket Journalist, Author, and Broadcaster, Adam Collins.
Adam is one of Australia’s biggest cricket journalists, covering the game all around the world for the likes of SEN, The Guardian, Sky Cricket, BBC, Wisden, ESPNCricinfo and more.
His podcast, The Final Word, which he co-hosts with Geoff Lemon, has been running for 10 years, has more than 1500 episodes published, and often regarded by Wisden as the best Cricket Podcast in the world.
However, Adam didn’t take the a traditional route into sports journalism, pivoting after a full-on early career in politics working for the Prime Minister’s office in Canberra.
Heaps to look out for in the episode including Adam’s early career, transition to sport, starting the Final Word Podcast, buying the rights to the post-sandpaper 2018 UAE Tour, and how buying the Batmobile from the 1991 Grand Final led to campaigning for Andy Gowers to be Hawthorn Football Club President.
Adam has also got a book coming out called ‘Bedtime Tales for Cricket Tragics’ which we discuss, you can get your hands on it in the UK on November 17, and in Australia on November 25.
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