The Scoop Cricket Podcast

It's set to be a massive week for Tahlia Wilson who not only has been named in the Australian ODI squad but is also preparing for the WNCL final!  The Breakers star joins Molly and Rana on the Scoop Podcast to chat about her exciting news and career so far. Plus, Molly names her top five moments of the summer and we announce the WNCL Player of the Year! CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome to the Scoop 00:...

After recently rocketing to the top of the all-time WNCL wicket-taker's list, Amanda-Jade Wellington joins the Scoop to discuss all things wickets, SACA and Pokemon!  Before that, cricket.com.au journalist Laura Jolly joins the Molly and Rana to recap a memorable multi-format series that saw Australia cap off Alyssa Healy's final match with a big win in the Perth Test. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Rana an...

Freshly called in to the Australian Test squad and straight onto the Scoop Podcast this week is NSW's Maitlan Brown!  Brown has been on fire with ball and bat this season and joins Rana Hussain and Molly Strano to go through her career to date, her content creation and plenty more.  CHAPTERS: 00:00 Austin Powers? 01:40 Maitlan Brown joins the Scoop 07:40 How to bowl fast 11:06 Friendship...

NSW's Sarah Coyte has played in 10 WNCL finals ... and won them all!  The bonafide big game player joins the Scoop Podcast and chats to Molly Strano and Rana Hussain about career highlights, pressure moments and plenty more.  CHAPTERS: 00:00 Rana and Molly open episode three 00:58 Sarah Coyte joins the Scoop 02:30 Coyte on her incredible final record 06:00 The training regime keeping Coy...

We're delighted to be joined on the Scoop Podcast by Nicola Carey, who comes back into the Australian side for the first time in two years for the ongoing multi-format series against India.  Either side of the chat with Carey, Rana and Molly discuss the first match T20I, the WNCL and Grace Harris' Larrikin XI! CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome to Scoop episode two 06:16 Nic Carey joins The Scoop 08:24 C...

Welcome back to the Scoop!  After a brief hiatus, the podcast dedicated to women's cricket is back. And we're coming back with a bang too, with our special guest none other than the NEW Australian captain, Sophie Molineux! 👏 Oh, did we mention our new co-hosts? Rana Hussain and Molly Strano will be taking the reins for the next six weeks as we navigate through the Australia v India multi-for...

The Australian women's cricket team spend many months of the year travelling around the globe playing cricket for their country, as well as in various franchise leagues across the world.   This particular tour of Bangladesh is presenting the well-travelled Australians with some unique challenges and opportunities, all of which Beth Mooney and Alana King take the time to explain in great detai...

The Aussie women have landed in Dhaka for the final leg of what's been a mammoth 2023-24 season!   Joining hosts Laura and Emily on the show is fast bowler Tayla Vlaeminck who fought her way back into the Australian squad ahead of the tour to Bangladesh following a torrid run of injuries.   Tayla shares what her emotions were when she received the call from selector Shawn Flegler, as wel...

It's been three years since Sophie Molineux has featured in an Australian squad. But after rebounding from numerous setbacks, she rejoined the Australian squad in Perth ahead of a historic Test match at the WACA Ground.   Sophie chats to hosts Laura and Emily about her immediate reaction after getting the call from the selectors, the nervous excitement before her first training session as wel...

Alana King has reunited with the Aussie team in style, linking up at Australian Cricket's night of nights - the Australian Cricket Awards.   Kingy talks hosts Laura and Em through all that unfolded on the night, and was full of praise for her good friend Ashleigh Gardner, who collected her second Belinda Clark Award.   The Perth local also looks ahead to the WACA Test that will follow th...

After a quick break following a very successful multi-format tour to India, the Aussie girls are back on home soil ready to take on South Africa in another three-format series!   First up, hosts Laura Jolly and Emily Collin recap the closing stages of the India tour, before taking a look at how the Aussies might approach an opponent they haven't played a bilateral series against since 2016. &...

In 2007, Australian selector at the time Marg Jennings plucked a 16-year-old Ellyse Perry from school to play for Australia, despite never having played a match at senior domestic level.   On Sunday night in Mumbai, Ellyse will play her 300th game for Australia.   A generational athlete, Ellyse has had an enourmous impact on the women's game in Australia and globally. Further to that, he...

It's been an extremely unique fortnight for the Aussie women's cricket team who've now experienced the famed challenge of Test match cricket in India, as well as celebrated a very different Christmas Day together in Mumbai.   Joining hosts Laura and Emily on the Scoop Podcast to wrap it all up is star allrounder Ashleigh Gardner who played an immense role in the Test match and led Australia's...

Since landing in Mumbai a week ago, the Australian women have embarked on an intense training block to prepare for one of the biggest challenges in international cricket: Test cricket in India, against India.   Newly appointed vice-captain Tahlia McGrath joins the show to explain what the team have been up to in the week leading in to the Test, how she got the news of her vice-captaincy appoi...

Then there were four! After 56 regular season games, it's the Adelaide Strikers who earned the right to host the WBBL|09 Final, while the Perth Scorchers will host the Challenger and the Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder up first in the Eliminator on Tuesday night.   Fox commentator and former Australia player Mel Jones joins hosts Laura Jolly and Emily Collin on the Scoop Podcast to run throu...

From a small village in Zimbabwe, to the bright lights of the Big Bash. Anesu Mushangwe's journey to elite cricket in Australia is a truly remarkable one.   We won't spoil too much here, but Anesu shares the unlikely tale of how after dozens of Facebook messages, she ended up at Glenelg Cricket Club which set her on the path to playing a key role for the Adelaide Strikers in just her second s...

Lauren Cheatle was scrolling TikTok when Australian selector Shawn Flegler's name popped up on her phone.   She proceeded to throw it across the room, wondered what she'd done wrong before eventually answering the call, only to be told to get ready for 'Christmas in Mumbai' with the Australian team.   Lauren joins Laura and Emily on the Scoop to explain what her recall to the national sq...

First up, Laura and Emily digest the news of Meg Lanning's retirement by reflecting on their favourite moments over a stellar 13-year career, and also pondering which direction the Australian brains trust will go with the captaincy.   Then, it's lively Melbourne Renegades duo Tammy Beaumont and Georgia Prestwidge joining the show to chat about the vibes in Melbourne, the differences between A...

The topsy-turvy start to the Weber WBBL|09 season continued into the second week and with every team now on the board, it's shaping up to be one of the closest tournament's ever.   Laura and Emily cover off all the big talking points, including the stellar performances of Phoebe Litchfield and Charli Knott as well as the chatter surrounding the lack of third-umpire technology in the stream ga...

Have we just witnessed the greatest opening week of a WBBL season? Meg Lanning is back and she led the Melbourne Stars to an upset win over the Sydney Sixers on their home turf. But then, barely believable scenes unfolded as the Stars were rolled for 29 by the Adelaide Strikers! A host of young quicks including Milly Illingworth and Chloe Ainsworth have lit up the competition. The Sydney Thunder h...

The Aussie women have wrapped up two series wins against the West Indies, which means it's time to get into WBBL-mode!   Joining Em and Laura on the Scoop this week is the one-and-only Mel Jones who runs her expert eye over all the big talking points ahead of the ninth edition of the Weber WBBL.   Topics covered include the inaugural WBBL Draft and which clubs recruited best, what the re...

Darcie Brown and Tahlia McGrath are the best of mates and are inseparable while on tour with the Aussie team, the Strikers or the Scorpions.   Darcie and Tahlia joined the Scoop Podcast together from Brisbane ahead of the ODI series against the West Indies to talk about when they first met, what it's like travelling the world with your best mates and how they've witnessed each other's develop...

Joining Laura and Em on the Scoop Podcast today is Australian captain Alyssa Healy who is all set to play her 250th game in the green and gold on Sunday at North Sydney Oval.   The chat with Healy starts at the 5:50 mark and covers off her reflections on the 249 games so far, how she handled taking over the captaincy for a hectic Ashes series as well as some 'Masked Singer' revelations. &nbsp...

Eight matches down, one to go for Australia who are hunting an ODI series win against Ireland in Dublin in the third and final fixture on Friday to wrap up what's been an incredible Ashes tour.   Allrounder Georgia Wareham joins Laura and Em in Dublin to reflect on some of the high points, some of the more challenging moments and her new role as Australia's finisher.   Georgia explains t...

Australia have retained the Ashes! But it certainly didn't go all the way of the visitors as England pulled off a remarkable fightback from a six-nil deficit to level the multi-format series at eight points apiece.   Australian allrounder Annabel Sutherland joins Laura and Emily on the podcast to reflect on her first Ashes tour of the UK including some highlights on and off the field, plus as...