The Scoop Cricket Podcast

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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