Baggy Green Queens: Raelee Thompson's 1985 Ashes Rollercoaster

The second instalment of Baggy Green Queens is here! On today’s episode, former Test captain Raelee Thompson joined Laura and Emily in the studio to share the cracking tale of Australia’s 1984-85 Ashes series.We won’t spoil too much here, but let’s just say that not even a destructive bout of gastro could curtail Australia reclaiming the Ashes in the fifth and deciding Test in Bendigo after more than 30 years.Not only was Raelee an exceptional cricketer who carved out an excellent career at a time when there was little fanfare around the women’s game, she also excelled in another male-dominated industry – working for Victoria Police as a fingerprint expert and senior sergeant for 20 years.Raelee is still very passionate about cricket and spends a lot of her time mentoring the next generation at her home club of Essendon Maribyrnong Park Ladies Cricket Club.We hope you enjoy listening to the second episode of Baggy Green Queens, supported by CommBank. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.