The Scoop Cricket Podcast

With Molly Strano in Hobart, the Scoop has drafted in Kim Garth to take her place for the next few weeks of WBBL!

The Australian World Cup winner joins Rana Hussain to look ahead to a massive season of the WBBL.

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Rana and Molly are back for another week of the Scoop, with plenty of women's cricket to cover!

Queensland and Brisbane Heat star Sianna Ginger is the special guest this week after some impressive performances in the Spring Challenge.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Australia defeat New Zealand in opening T20I

16:30 Spring Challenge update

22:40 Sianna Ginger interview

35:28 Predictions

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Molly Strano and Rana Hussain are back for another week of the Scoop as the Australia v Bangladesh series gets underway!

Also on the agenda this week is the scheduling concerns raised by Beth Mooney and the Spring Challenge starting up.

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How good is this - the Scoop is back for the 2026-27 summer!

Join Molly Strano and Rana Hussain as we look at all the big issues and best performances in the women's game. This week's special guest is Victoria and Australia speedster Tayla Vlaeminck, fresh off a stint with Australia A in India.

Plus there's plenty to chat through with the WNCL underway and the WBBL just around the corner!

CHAPTERS

00:00 We’re back baby!

15:27 Tayla Vlaeminck interview

34:06 WNCL round one recap

40:00 AUS v BAN series preview

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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

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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 and Molly open the show
01:38 Journalist Laura Jolly wraps up the AUS v IND series
14:38 Record holder Amanda-Jade Wellington talks wickets!
22:39 Around the Grounds

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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

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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 Coyte going

09:25 The famous final-over heroics

14:00 The importance of stepping away from cricket

20:22 Australia v India T20 series wrap

26:50 350 games for Ellyse Perry

32:00 Healy’s swansong

34:00 Best hair in cricket?

40:10 Around the grounds

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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

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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-format series 😊

CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome Molly and Rana

05:56 Sophie Molineux

08:14 Getting the call to be captain

12:15 What makes a great captain

15:30 World Cup losses driving the team

21:00 Change room goss

23:35 Facing India

26:40 Reviewing the Uber ratings

29:45 Rana and Molly preview the India series

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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.

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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 well as her excitement at the prospect of reuniting with fellow Victorians Sophie Molineux and Georgia Wareham, who've both shared similarly tough runs with injury.

Before that, Em shares the latest news from on the ground in Dhaka ahead of the first ODI on Thursday, which will be streamed live by the BCB on their YouTube and Facebook channels.

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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.

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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 the ODIs, and explains how she's adapted her game so suit the bouncy surface.

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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.

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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, her outstanding on-field performances coupled with her genuine, humble and down-to-earth nature have made her an Australian sporting icon.

In this special episode of the Scoop Podcast, hosts Laura and Emily trace back to the start of Ellyse's career, before reflecting on some favourite 'Pez' memories from fans as well as her teammates.

Fans in Australia can tune into the second T20I to watch Ellyse's milestone match on Foxtel or Kayo.

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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.

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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 appointment as well as how the group is feeling ahead of the historic Test match.

Before that, Laura Jolly gives an update on all the big selection talking points from the ground in Mumbai.

The Test match begins on Thursday 21 December and is being broadcast in Australia on Foxtel and Kayo.

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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.

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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 season of Big Bash.

Before that, LJ and Em look ahead to the all-important final weekend of the competition with four teams battling it out for the two remaining finals spot at some of the most iconic stadiums in Australia.

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