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 Australian team.

Before that, LJ and Em recap a very entertaining T20I series that saw Hayley Matthews score a record-breaking 310 runs across the three matches, but Alyssa Healy lifting the trophy at the end.

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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 action from Sunday against the West Indies with a T20 and ODI series across Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.

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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 during her rehabilitation from a serious knee injury to improve her batting which has helped her play some crucial cameo knocks for Australia.

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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 and what they're aiming to rectify in the three ODIs against Ireland.

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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 thinks the team are well-equipped to rebound in the 50-over format. She also reflects on being the leading wicket-taker in women's T20Is, and how she handles long periods spent away from her young daughter Rylee and wife Jess.

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Here's a bonus for you Scoop listeners! We sat down with Ellyse Perry outside the pavilion at Lord's and while you'll see plenty of video content on cricket.com.au channels, we thought you'd enjoy the chat in full ahead of the third and final Women's Ashes T20I.

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Ahead of the second Ashes T20, Ashleigh Gardner - the most in-form player in the world - joined Laura and Emily on the Scoop Podcast in London to celebrate NAIDOC week happening back home in Australia, as well as her new record of best Test figures for an Australian woman.

Ash pays tribute to the late, great Faith Thomas who was the first Aboriginal person to play Test cricket for Australia, as well as explaining some of the work she's been doing with kids in Dubbo with the Ashleigh Gardner Foundation.

On the cricket front, Ash shares the messages she exchanged with Nathan Lyon ahead of Day Five at Trent Bridge, and her take on her evolution from part-time spinner to a genuine allrounder.

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With the Ashes Test match wrapped up and the Aussies securing a 4-0 lead to start the series, it's time to get the white balls out ahead of the first of three T20Is starting at Edgbaston on Saturday, before the action moves to The Oval and Lord's in London. 

Joining Laura Jolly and Emily Collin on the Scoop is the one-and-only Grace Harris who recounts some classic tales from her time in Birmingham for the Commonwealth Games a year ago, shares her favourite cricket shot as well as her life away from the cricket field which has seen her become and aunty and a homeowner.

Laura and Emily also chat about potential changes to Australia's T20 XI and whether or not Alyssa Healy will play after spending a long time in the nets, despite having two broken fingers.

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Fresh off her first ever Test match victory at Trent Bridge, Aussie vice-captain Tahlia McGrath joins the Scoop Podcast to reflect on a special five days.  

McGrath shares how the Australians celebrated the win, as well as chatting about the mentally taxing nature of the format, how Australia wrestled back the momentum from England at a crucial juncture and looks forward to the prospect of playing in front of a vocal, sold out Edgbaston. 

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That's week one in the books for the Aussie girls in England! The two warm-up matches in Leicester and Derby finished in draws, but there were plenty of standout performances and a lot questions still remain ahead of the long-awaited Ashes Test match at Trent Bridge.

In Leicester, Beth Mooney and Annabel Sutherland scored centuries for Australia while Kim Garth was the pick of the bowlers. In Derby, Jess Jonassen who was captaining the side made a very strong case for Test selection with an incredible 1073 not out.

Head coach Shelley Nitschke joins hosts Laura Jolly and Emily Collin in England to dissect the big talking points and chat about how the Australians are placed a few days out from the Test match.

The Scoop Podcast is brought to you by Qantas, the Spirit of Australia.

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