The Scoop Cricket Podcast

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.

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The Ashes are nearly here! The Australian women's cricket team have arrived in Leicester for the first leg of the Women's Ashes, and so have the Scoop Podcast duo of Laura Jolly and Emily Collin who are joined by Beth Mooney for the first episode of the tour.

Beth chats to Laura and Em about her off-season work experience stint with the Queensland Police Service, as well as how she's feeling about facing a Dukes ball in English conditions and how the Australian batting order might look in the absence of captain Meg Lanning and retired Rachael Haynes.

Laura and Em were both there for the Aussies' first training session in Leicester ahead of a three-day warm-up match against England A, and share their thoughts on who might make it into the XI for the Test match at Trent Bridge.

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Australia are into yet another T20 World Cup final and the three-peat dream is still alive after a miraculous semi-final comeback against India!

Joining Em and LJ on this week's episode of the Scoop is speedster Darcie Brown who played a massive role in the Aussie escape, claiming the huge wickets of Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh. Darcie had the best view in the house for Ellyse Perry's iconic save and also gives us an insight into what it's like on the ground when the team have their backs against the wall.

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There can be no denying the inaugural WPL Auction has changed the women's cricket landscape forever, as well as the life of Australian allrounder Ashleigh Gardner who was picked up by the Gujarat Giants for the dizzying sum of $558,000.

Ash joins Laura and Em on the Scoop Podcast to candidly reflect on the host of conflicting emotions she experienced in the aftermath of the 'bizarre' auction, while also trying to maintain focus on Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign. 

Ash speaks openly on the journey she's been on to strike a balance between life in the Australian women's team, as well as life away from cricket and how crucial having different things going on in her life has been to her growth as a player in the last twelve months.

Laura, who is on deck in South Africa covering the team, also sheds light on the selection conundrum that Australia will face after Georgia Wareham came in for Jess Jonassen against Bangladesh to take 3-20.

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The Aussies have landed in beautiful Stellenbosch ahead of their quest for a third straight T20 World Cup title! Spinner Jess Jonassen, fresh from walking the red carpet with budding media star Mabel, joins LJ and Em on the Scoop to chat about the team's adventure up Table Mountain, a comprehensive review of Australia's warm-up win over India, as well as share some strong thoughts on the upcoming WPL.

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Victorian leg-spinner Georgia Wareham was an automatic selection in the Australian team before an ACL injury during the 2021 WBBL season sidelined her for 15 months, while the Aussies went on to win an Ashes series, ODI World Cup and a Commonwealth Games Gold Medal.

Georgia, who has been selected in the 15-player squad to travel to South Africa for the T20 World Cup chats to Laura Jolly and Emily Collin about how she felt after getting the news that she was back in the Aussie squad, the ups and downs of rehabbing and her epic Europe trip alongside some of her Victorian teammates.

Laura and Emily also chat about the buzz around the approaching WIPL, Australia's dominance over Pakistan and the emerging Aussie stars in action at the Under 19 T20 World Cup.

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19-year-old Phoebe Litchfield has had the week of her dreams, scoring back-to-back half centuries in her first two ODIs in Australian colours.

Phoebe joined Em and LJ on the Scoop to reflect on a wild month that has seen her travel to India for the first time, debut for Australia in two formats and twice hit the winning runs for her country.

She spoke about what it meant to have her family in the stands, some of the random messages she's received from long lost acquaintances and how she's slotted in to the Australian team.

Em and LJ also discuss the Aussies' dominant start to the Pakistan series, the groundbreaking WIPL broadcast deal, and some incredible WNCL performances.

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The world's best female cricketers under the age of nineteen have descended on South Africa for a historic first ever ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup! On this week's episode of the Scoop, Aussie coach Erin Osborne joins Em and LJ from Johannesburg to chat about the strengths of the squad, how preparations are going, as well as outlining how valuable a World Cup experience will be for the next generation of Aussie superstars.

LJ and Em also chat about Australia's bombshell World Cup selection in picking Georgia Wareham, ponder whether Ellyse Perry is in the form of her life, and share some thoughts on the upcoming ODI and T20I series' against Pakistan.

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Grace Harris is 'absolutely frothing' her time in Mumbai...on and off the pitch!

She joins LJ and Em on the Scoop to chat about her adventures with Wello, why she's loving her role in the middle order with the Aussies and what's planned for Harris Christmas.

The Aussies have secured a series win against India, with one game to play on Wednesday evening.

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