Chloe sits down with Sophie Molineux, World Cup winner, WBBL captain, and one of Australian cricket’s most resilient and respected leaders.

From the outside, Sophie’s rise looked like a fairytale. Talent-spotted at just 10 years old in her regional hometown of Bairnsdale, she broke into the Australian setup as a teenager, winning World Cups and living out her childhood dream. But behind the silverware was a brutal, multi-year reality check—facing a debilitating knee reconstruction, a broken foot, losing her national contract, and navigating the emotional toll of stepping away for her mental health.

Sophie opens up about how growing up as a country kid in East Gippsland kept her grounded amid early international fame and tells us about that moment on the stage.

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