Oatley was the Austria-based reporter for BBC Television at Euro 2008, reported and commentated at the Women's World Cup in China in 2007 and presented and commentated on a television show Level Up during the World Cup in Germany in 2006. She commentated on live football matches for BBC Television during the Beijing Olympics. In September 2009, she commentated on the Euro 2009 final between Germany and England and did several live commentaries for BBC Radio 5 Live at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. She was BBC Television reporter with the Great Britain women's Olympic football team for the 2012 Summer Olympics.