Back of the net!

Can former footballer Jill Scott and comic Mo Gilligan rise to the challenge in A League of Their Own?

- HANNAH DAVIES, ALISON SLADE

NEW ENTERTAINMENT

A League of Their Own

Wednesday, 9pm, Sky Max & Sky Showcase

Host Romesh Ranganathan brings us more madcap sports-based challenges as comedy panel show A League of Their Own returns to Sky, this time with comedian Mo Gilligan joining Jamie Redknapp’s red team, and Lionesses icon Jill Scott becoming captain of Micah Richards’ blue team.

The first show of the new series sees former Real Madrid and Wales legend Gareth Bale and comedian Katherine Ryan giving ex-football managers Iain Dowie and Ian Holloway a ‘glow up’ makeover, before revealing their new looks on the studio catwalk. Meanwhile, other guest stars across the series include Scott’s former England teammate Mary Earps, cricketing hero Stuart Broad, comedian Rob Beckett and ex-England striker Daniel Sturridge.

Here, Scott, 36, and Gilligan, 35, tell us all about the new series…

What made you want to join the show?

Scott Everyone always looks like they’re enjoying themselves on the show, and there’s lots of changing-room banter.