The Scoop Cricket Podcast

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...

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...

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 adap...

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 d...

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...

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.

Befor...

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 ...

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 c...

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 th...

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 i...

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 Australians and English cricketers 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 games.

Then, Scorchers bowling...

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 have shaken the underdog tag with Ph...

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 t...

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 development over the years in the Australi...

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...

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 the work she did in the off-season d...

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 ...

It's unfamiliar territory for the Australians after losing their first bilateral series since 2017 after England won the decider at Lord's, but Megan Schutt joined Laura and Emily on the Scoop today to affirm the Aussie girls are fired up to win the Ashes despite the blip.

Ahead of the first ODI of the Ashes series at Bristol, Megan provides an assessment of what went wrong for the Aussies at The Oval and Lord's and why she ...