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Laura joins the podcast to talk about how she came to cricket, which spans 2000s cult classic cinema, the 2019 women's football World Cup, Jimmy Anderson telling her she had to start playing, and Glenn Maxwell being in awe of her story.
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Chapters:
00:30 Laura before cricket
03:28 Parts of Laura's personality that primed her for cricket
04:50 Stumbling upon cricket
08:04 Finding someone to explain how cricket worked
18:25 Finding Test Match Special
21:50 Learning about cricket during Covid
24:23 Watching cricket in person
27:30 Going on the Tailenders podcast
33:47 Playing cricket in Scotland
38:00 Playing cricket in Switzerland
43:03 Needing cricket through a rough period
45:10 Going to Australia for big cricket trip
49:05 What Laura has discovered since finding cricket
Music from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott
Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly
Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player
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