Monopoly deal in Dhaka with Beth Mooney and Alana King

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 …

On deck in Dhaka! Plus Tayla's triumphant return to Aussie colours

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.   Tay…

Red ball call-up: Sophie Molineux's fresh start

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 ge…

Alana King's red carpet review

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…

Fast bowling cartel: Darcie Brown and Kim Garth

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 t…

Celebrating Ellyse Perry's 300th game for Australia

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…

A Mumbai Christmas and a Test match with Ash Gardner

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…

Tahlia McGrath on the biggest Test of all: India

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 ha…

Mel Jones' WBBL|09 Finals preview

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 Aus…

Anesu Mushangwe's remarkable road to the Big Bash

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 C…