A bit of a different episode today as Katya Witney conducts a deep dive into what makes Australia the best side in the world.

She speaks to Shawn Flegler, Head of Performance for Women's Cricket in Australia, about investment in the WNCL and WBBL, pathways for young players, leadership programmes and much more.

As someone who's experienced both the Australian and English domestic systems, Lauren Winfield-Hill joins Katya to look at how the two setups compare.

Elsewhere in the show, Georgia Elwiss chats to us about playing under Charlotte Edwards' leadership, both as captain and coach, and there's an update from the Cricket World Cup Qualifiers.

0:00 Intro / 1:36 Pathways, selection and WBBL investment / 12:00 Developing young players / 24:30 Leadership and succession planning / 31:50 Georgia Elwiss on Charlotte Edwards / 46:49 World Cup Qualifiers / 1:02:58 Outro

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