The final week of the regular WBBL|07 season is set to be a special one with the inaugural Big Bash First Nations round taking place across Adelaide and Mackay. To celebrate the occasion, proud Indigenous women and Sydney Thunder young guns Hannah Darlington (Kamilaroi) and Anika Leaoryd (Gumaynggirr) join hosts laura Jolly and Emily Collin to talk about the significance of a First Nations round and the impact it will have on young aspiring Indigneous cricketers around the country.
Also on the show is resident expert Kristen Beams to chat through all the big talking points leading into the finals series - including the big questions swirling around the Sydney Sixers as they look set to miss the WBBL Finals for the third straight season.

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We've officially reached the business end of WBBL|07! On this week's episode of the Scoop Cricket Podcast, hosts Laura Jolly and Emily Collin are joined by expert commentator Kristen Beams who explains why Harmanpreet Kaur is her frontrunner for Player of the Tournament, who her favourite off-spinner this season has been as well as why there are still questions swirling around the Perth Scorchers.
Also on the show is Sydney Sixers allrounder Nicole Bolton, who joined LJ and Em for an extensive chat about her storied career with WA, the pressures she felt while playing for Australia as well as what she loves about playing with two of her closest mates, Ellyse Perry and Alyssa Healy.
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We've reached the midway point of the WBBL|07 season! On this week's episode, resident expert Kristen Beams joins hosts Emily Collin and Laura Jolly to discuss the fine form of the Renegades, address whether the Sixers have got their mojo back as well which team she thinks is leading the pack at the halfway point.
Also joining LJ and Em is Jess Duffin, star Renegades batter and mum to young Georgie who's travelling alongside the Renegades for the season. Jess talks about THAT Harmanpreet Kaur chase as well as revealing why she never thought twice about returning to elite sport after giving birth to her daughter Georgie.

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Two weeks in to the WBBL|07 season, expert commentator Kristen Beams runs through the big talking points of the tournament so far, including the big questions swirling around the Sydney Sixers, the two statement centuries and the interesting bowling tactics being employed by the Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades.
Also joining the show for a very entertaining and extensive chat, sisters and Brisbane Heat guns Grace Harris and Laura Kimmince chat to hosts Laura Jolly and Emily Collin about everything from the good vibes at the Heat, to their family dynamic growing up as well as how Laura found her way back to cricket after growing up with dreams of playing soccer.

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Not even a Tasmanian lockdown could stop the seventh edition of the Weber WBBL starting with a bang in Hobart! On today's episode, former Aussie leg-spinner Kristen Beams joins hosts Laura Jolly and Emily Collin to talk through the opening five matches of the tournament.
Beamsy weighs in on the revitalised Sydney Sixers, why she don't think we'll see a better catch than Bridget Patterson's this summer, as well as why the spinners are having such an impact so far.
Perth Scorchers captain Sophie Devine also joined LJ and Em before the tournament got underway for a wide-ranging and entertaining chat about why she loves playing in the WBBL, the importance of athletes looking after their mental health and the upcoming ODI World Cup in New Zealand.

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Now that the #AUSvIND series has wrapped up, it's time to switch our focus to the seventh edition of the Weber WBBL! We've got former Aussie leg-spinner and expert commentator Kristen Beams back on deck for the whole tournament and to kick things off, Beamsy takes us through how each club is shaping up ahead of the tournament.
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Now that she's all patched up from a nasty blow to the mouth during the #AUSvIND ODIs, Aussie spinner Sophie Molineux talks hosts Laura Lolly and Emily Collin through the rollercoaster couple of minutes from asking skipper Meg Lanning to count her teeth, to trying to bowl the last over of a thrilling match without being able to talk. Sophie also chats about what it meant to see close friend Georgia Wareham receive her Baggy Green, as well as her thoughts around the future of Test match cricket in the women's game.
Also joining us on this week's episode of the Scoop Cricket Podcast is 11-year-old Sydney school student Abbie who created a buzz across social media for her online sports magazine dedicated to covering women's sport - including an excellent WBBL|07 preview! Abbie chats about how she came up with the idea and tells us about her long list of athletes she'd love to meet.

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The #AUSvIND multi-format series is alive and well after a thrilling ODI series in Mackay! On this week's episode of The Scoop, Australian allrounder Tahlia McGrath joins hosts Laura Jolly and Emily Collin to debrief after her crucial knock alongside Beth Mooney to help Australia to victory in the most dramatic of circumstances. Tahlia also discusses how Australia reflected after their incredible run of ODI wins came to an end, as well as what it would mean to don the Baggy Green once again in the day-night Test match on the Gold Coast.

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On the eve of the biggest summer of cricket ever for the Australian women's team, head coach Matthew Mott joins hosts Laura Jolly and Emily Collin to preview the series, chat about the squad he's helped assemble as well as the reset of values the team conducted over the winter.

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There's one week to go until Australia faces off against India for the first time since that historic night at the MCG for the T20 World Cup final! On today's show, young gun Stella Campbell talks through her whirlwind of emotions upon finding out she'd been called up the Australian squad for the first time, as well as the influence of her Breakers and Sixers captain Alyssa Healy. And of course there's time for some Tik Tok chat.
Hosts Laura Jolly and Emily Collin also chat to Indian megastar Smriti Mandhana who explains why her teammates always fire up when playing Australia and what her biggest cricket goal is.

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