The Scoop Cricket Podcast

The #WBBL07 finals are here! First up on today's episode of The Scoop, Kristen Beams joins hosts Laura Jolly and Emily Collin to run through the big match-ups ahead of Wednesday night's eliminator between the Strikers and the Heat. Also joining the show is WBBL fan favourite and Strikers legend Amanda-Jade Wellington, who is set to play her 100th game in blue in The Eliminator. Wello explains why...

The final week of the regular WBBL|07 season is set to be a special one with the inaugural Big Bash First Nations round taking place across Adelaide and Mackay. To celebrate the occasion, proud Indigenous women and Sydney Thunder young guns Hannah Darlington (Kamilaroi) and Anika Leaoryd (Gumaynggirr) join hosts laura Jolly and Emily Collin to talk about the significance of a First Nations round a...

We've officially reached the business end of WBBL|07! On this week's episode of the Scoop Cricket Podcast, hosts Laura Jolly and Emily Collin are joined by expert commentator Kristen Beams who explains why Harmanpreet Kaur is her frontrunner for Player of the Tournament, who her favourite off-spinner this season has been as well as why there are still questions swirling around the Perth Scorchers....

We've reached the midway point of the WBBL|07 season! On this week's episode, resident expert Kristen Beams joins hosts Emily Collin and Laura Jolly to discuss the fine form of the Renegades, address whether the Sixers have got their mojo back as well which team she thinks is leading the pack at the halfway point. Also joining LJ and Em is Jess Duffin, star Renegades batter and mum to young Georgi...

Two weeks in to the WBBL|07 season, expert commentator Kristen Beams runs through the big talking points of the tournament so far, including the big questions swirling around the Sydney Sixers, the two statement centuries and the interesting bowling tactics being employed by the Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades. Also joining the show for a very entertaining and extensive chat, sisters and B...

Not even a Tasmanian lockdown could stop the seventh edition of the Weber WBBL starting with a bang in Hobart! On today's episode, former Aussie leg-spinner Kristen Beams joins hosts Laura Jolly and Emily Collin to talk through the opening five matches of the tournament. Beamsy weighs in on the revitalised Sydney Sixers, why she don't think we'll see a better catch than Bridget Patterson's this su...

Now that the #AUSvIND series has wrapped up, it's time to switch our focus to the seventh edition of the Weber WBBL! We've got former Aussie leg-spinner and expert commentator Kristen Beams back on deck for the whole tournament and to kick things off, Beamsy takes us through how each club is shaping up ahead of the tournament. As we mention in the show, BKT Big Bash Tipping has landed! It’s free a...

Now that she's all patched up from a nasty blow to the mouth during the #AUSvIND ODIs, Aussie spinner Sophie Molineux talks hosts Laura Lolly and Emily Collin through the rollercoaster couple of minutes from asking skipper Meg Lanning to count her teeth, to trying to bowl the last over of a thrilling match without being able to talk. Sophie also chats about what it meant to see close friend Georgi...

The #AUSvIND multi-format series is alive and well after a thrilling ODI series in Mackay! On this week's episode of The Scoop, Australian allrounder Tahlia McGrath joins hosts Laura Jolly and Emily Collin to debrief after her crucial knock alongside Beth Mooney to help Australia to victory in the most dramatic of circumstances. Tahlia also discusses how Australia reflected after their incredible...

On the eve of the biggest summer of cricket ever for the Australian women's team, head coach Matthew Mott joins hosts Laura Jolly and Emily Collin to preview the series, chat about the squad he's helped assemble as well as the reset of values the team conducted over the winter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's one week to go until Australia faces off against India for the first time since that historic night at the MCG for the T20 World Cup final! On today's show, young gun Stella Campbell talks through her whirlwind of emotions upon finding out she'd been called up the Australian squad for the first time, as well as the influence of her Breakers and Sixers captain Alyssa Healy. And of course th...

The international summer of cricket is almost upon us and the Scoop Cricket Podcast is back! On the first episode of the season, hosts Laura Jolly and Emily Collin are joined by Georgia Redmayne. Fresh off a stint in the U.K. playing in The Hundred with the Welsh Fire, Georgia chats about receiving a phone call from national selector Shawn Flegler in the middle of the night as well as how it felt...

Fresh off her first international tour, Aussie young gun Hannah Darlington joins hosts Laura Jolly and Emily Collin to wrap up a remarkable season that concluded with Australia sweeping the Rose Bowl series as well as extending their ODI winning streak to a record 24 matches. Also on the show is cricket,com.au journalist Adam Burnett who chats about his latest storytelling venture, the Heat Repeat...

When Darcie Brown was growing up playing club cricket in South Australia, she used to try on her teammates' Strikers helmets to pretend she was playing in the WBBL. Now, with her first season with the Strikers under her belt, Darcie continues to rise having recently made her debut for Australia in New Zealand. Enjoy listening to 18-year-old Darcie discussing her first Australian tour and her sport...

Ahead of her long-awaited international return against New Zealand, Aussie fast bowler Tayla Vlaeminck joined hosts Laura Jolly and Emily Collin to elaborate on what kept her motivated during an extended rehabilitation period after a serious foot injury. Also, get up to speed with all the news and squads before Victoria and Queensland contest the WNCL final. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Ahead of Australia's tour of New Zealand, star bowler Megan Schutt joined hosts Laura Jolly and Emily Collin from hotel quarantine to explain the process of reciprocal IVF which she has recently embarked on with her wife Jess, and why more conversations around fertility and conception are cropping up amongst elite female athletes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See om...

One year on from Australia's unforgettable T20 World Cup triumph at the MCG, hosts Laura Jolly and Emily Collin are joined by two highly influential women within cricket, Sarah Styles and Steph Beltrame for a special episode to celebrate International Women's Day. In her five years as Head of Female Engagement at Cricket Australia, Sarah revolutionised the way in which the organisation views women...

With 17 players named in Australia's squad to travel to New Zealand for three T20Is and three ODIs against the White Ferns from late March, head coach Matthew Mott joined Laura Jolly and Emily Collin to chat about the ins and outs of the squad. WBBL breakout stars Darcie Brown and Hannah Darlington have earned their first national call-up. Maitlan Brown is still recovering from a hamstring injury,...

Kate Harkness, General Manager of the Adelaide Strikers joined hosts Laura Jolly and Emily Collin to reflect on the challenges of navigating two Big Bash teams through two remarkable seasons. Kate details the career pathway she took to becoming the GM of the Strikers and explains what she believes needs to happen to get more women into leadership positions in cricket. Plus get up to date with the...

'Her Films' producers Angela Pippos and Nicole Minchin joined The Scoop to chat about their doco-series 'The Record' which captures Australia's extraordinary journey through the T20 World Cup. From the unprecedented build up, to the rainy semi-final day at the SCG and the jubilation of the night of March 8 at the MCG, Ange and Nic did a spectacular job of retelling one of the most memorable events...

World Cup winner Erin Burns joined hosts Laura Jolly and Emily Collin to share her thoughts on the eve of a likely, long-awaited debut for the NSW Breakers. Burns reflects on the slightly non-linear path she's taken to the Australian squad, as well as some memorable moments from the T20 World Cup. Burns will line up for the stacked Breakers side against a similarly star-studded Victorian line-up t...

Lisa Sthalekar has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame after an incredibly successful playing career that included four World Cup wins and two Belinda Clark Awards, and a post-playing career in the media that has seen her become one of the most recognisable figures in world cricket, Born in India, Sthalekar was adopted by a couple from Michigan who eventually relocated to Sydney...

From studying geography in her native United Kingdom, to becoming one of world cricket's most recognisable and respected broadcasters, Alison Mitchell's career pathway is a testament to her poise, perseverance and passion for the game. Alison reflects on her early days as the sole female voice of cricket, feeling under pressure to prove that she was capable of holding her own behind the microphone...

It's hard to overstate the impact Belinda Clark has had on cricket, particularly women's cricket, in Australia. Belinda captained the Australian women's team to two World Cups and during her post-playing career at Cricket Australia, she essentially transformed the way junior cricket is played. Enjoy one of the game's most loved and admired figures reflecting on an incredible life in cricket. Hoste...

Claire Polosak is an ICC umpire and Female Umpire Engagement Officer at Cricket New South Wales, and recently made history by becoming the first woman to umpire a men's international Test match at the SCG. Claire talks about her unlikely path into umpiring and details some of the extraordinary experiences she's had through umpiring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See...