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 00:57 Tahlia Wilson joins the show 15:31 Molly’s top five moments of the summer 27:47 WNCL Final preview 31:25 The Hundred auction 36:30 WNCL Player of the Year Send your show feedback to podcasts@cricket.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 with Georgia Wareham 17:00 Wrapping up the ODI series 19:30 Hamilton’s debut 25:00 Test preview 30:53 Rana and Molly answer listener questions 42:55 Around the Grounds Send your show feedback to podcasts@cricket.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Carey’s overseas experiences 12:10 Getting back in the side 19:12 Carey’s puppy love 20:53 Aussies lose game one in wet Sydney 28:20 Grace Harris’ Larrikin XI 32:23 Elyse Villani’s WNCL record 35:55 Around the grounds Send your show feedback to podcasts@cricket.com.au.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 detail.   Over a spirited game of Monopoly Deal, Beth and Alana cover a lot of territory: the sheer terror of facing Tayla Vlaeminck in the nets, what makes this Australian team unique, Beth's big 30th plus the exciting schedule of international cricket on the horizon.   Before that, hosts Laura Jolly and Emily Collin wrap up a convincing 3-0 ODI series win to the visitors and look ahead to whether Australia might tinker even more with their XI heading into the three T20s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 well as how her mindset has shifted in the last three years.   Before that, Laura and Emily cover off all the big talking points including the selection squeeze presented by the five spinners in the Test squad, plus the excitement development of more red ball cricket for Australia's domestic players.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.   Then, it's the fast bowling duo of Darcie Brown and Kim Garth on the show to chat about everything from life as an Aussie fast bowler, who the coaches' pets are and look ahead to a major milestone for Megan Schutt.   The series gets underway with the first T20I at Manuka Oval on Saturday 27th of January.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 fightback on day two.   Before that, Laura - who was present at Wankhede Stadium - sums up India's eight-wicket win, the peculiar circumstances that led to no points being attached to this series and explains why the upcoming ODIs are so important to Australia.   Aussie fans can tune into the white ball series' live on Foxtel and Kayo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 through the four finalists, as well as cast her eye over what went wrong for the four teams that didn't make it.   This episode of the Scoop Podcast is brought to you by Weber. Feed your Q-riosity with the new Weber Q range.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 squad means after a torrid run with injuries, as well as discuss the perspective she's gained in her forced time away from the game.   Before the chat with Lauren, Laura and Emily recap the week that was in the land of WBBL and look at the fascinating run home to the WBBL Finals series!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 games.   Then, Scorchers bowling duo Lilly Mills and Piepa Cleary join Laura and Emily for a fun chat about flying around the country with the Scorchers, cricket nuffies and heaps more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 return of Meg Lanning will mean for the Melbourne Stars and Mel also has a crack at predicting who will make it all the way to the WBBL Finals series.   Listeners are also reminded to get involved with BKT Big Bash tipping which is back and better than ever! Pick the team you think will win each match this WBBL season and you could win some epic prizes, including $10,000 for the top tipper overall! There’s also nothing wrong with just playing for fun, so join or create a league to take on your friends, family and colleagues. It’s free and easy to join, just head to tipping.cricket.com.au and sign in with your Cricket ID to get started. Good luck!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.   Healy and the Aussies are back in action from Sunday against the West Indies with a T20 and ODI series across Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 assess what went wrong for Australia and what they're aiming to rectify in the three ODIs against Ireland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.