Baggy Green Queens: Rene Farrell's game-changing Ashes hat-trick

Rene Farrell, one of the most passionate people in Australian cricket, is the fourth Baggy Green Queen to join Laura and Emily on this epidose of The Scoop, supported by CommBank.Rene joined the show earlier in to chat about her game-changing hat-trick in the 2011 Ashes Test that helped wrestle back the trophy from England after five years.With England only needing a draw to retain the Ashes, skipper at the time Alex Blackwell boldy declared 48 runs behind in an effort to force a result, and swing bowler Rene Farrell delivered with an incredible five-ball burst that completely turned the Test on its head.It was an electrifying spell from the proud New South Wales girl on her home turf of Bankstown to help win the Ashes and Rene chats to Laura and Emily about the iconic celebrations on the field, as well as a few of the special moments with the team after an unlikely victory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.