Southern Stars hosted by Lucy Turnbull

The Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars are making a habit of trailblazing when it comes to Canberra and the Prime Minister.

The morning after their 101-run win over India in the first one-day international, the Australian team became the first guests hosted by Lucy Turnbull, wife of Prime Minister Malcolm, at The Lodge, which was recently reopened late last month following refurbishments.

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Last September, a visit by Meg Lanning's Ashes victors to Parliament House was the first engagement Mr Turnbull attended in his first 24 hours in the top job.

The Southern Stars were joined by a group of the ACT's most talented young female cricketers, as they mixed with the likes of Federal Minster for Sport Sussan Ley and Senator Penny Wong.

"It’s a highlight seeing the young girls here, they're not shy and they're asking lots of questions, asking me about the game because they were there last night watching us," Southern Stars vice-captain Alex Blackwell said.

"They've been asking us about the bouncers Holly (Ferling) bowled and congratulating me on my century.

"They're watching us at games and on TV and that's really encouraging for them to see what could be ahead of them and what they can aim for."

After presenting Ms Turnbull with a cricket bat on Wednesday morning, Lanning reflected on a watershed year for the women's game, which has seen the introduction of the Rebel Women's Big Bash League accompanied by record crowds and television audiences.

Ms Turnbull reflected on her own days playing school cricket and the progress made by the world-beating Australian team, who are ranked No.1 in all three formats and are the reigning World Cup champions in both limited-overs formats.

On Tuesday night, more than 2,100 people watched as Ellyse Perry and Alex Blackwell led the Southern Stars to a dominant win at Manuka Oval.

It's the latest step in what has been a huge year for Australian women's cricket.

First, the Southern Stars claimed back the Women's Ashes on English soil for the first time in 11 years, in a series that generated more media coverage and public interest than ever before, with all matches broadcast live in the UK as well as online in Australia.

Then, the inaugural WBBL season was launched, as the best female talent in the world converged on Australia for the tournament.

More than 1,500 people attended the first ever match at Melbourne's Junction Oval, while the double-headers with the KFC Big Bash League attracted large crowds and television audiences on Network Ten.

A match between the Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Thunder at Etihad Stadium was played in front of 14,611, while the Sydney derby attracted a crowd of 12,220 and a peak television audience of 496,000, making it No.1 in its timeslot across all channels.

Then, the Southern Stars' T20 opener against India was broadcast on the Nine Network's main channel on Australia Day, attracting an average broadcast audience of 425,000 and a peak of 771,000.

Suddenly it seems everywhere you look, people are talking about women's cricket.

With Australia about to embark on their campaign to win an unprecedented fourth consecutive Women's World T20 title in India next month, expect that noise to grow even louder.

"This all raises the profile of women's sport, with politicians and high profile people in Australia talking about women's cricket," Stars batter Beth Mooney said.

"It was a pretty good crowd on Tuesday, I was actually pretty surprised given it was a Tuesday night.

"You realise how much the Australian public cares."