3 min learnAug 13, 2026 02:13 PM IST
Australia ladies’s vice-captain Ashleigh Gardner has opened up concerning the ache brought on by her marriage breakdown amid allegations of an affair made public by her ex-wife Monica Wright.
Wright slammed Cricket Australia (CA) for inaction over the cricketer’s alleged affair with teammate Georgia Voll.
“I believe if you happen to’re privileged sufficient to symbolize your nation and be seen as a task mannequin, there’s a accountability to carry your self to a excessive ethical customary,” Wright informed Code Sports activities.
“What I can’t perceive is why Cricket Australia hasn’t mentioned something publicly.
Taking to Instagram, Gardner addressed her affair and the hierarchy within the workforce.
“Whereas my separation from my spouse is a private matter, I perceive my present relationship standing wanted to be addressed by Cricket Australia given my place as vice-captain,” Gardner wrote on her Instagram story.
“I’m grateful that the CA Board has chosen to assist my continued management. I sit up for enjoying a robust position as a frontrunner and offering the very best assist for my teammates within the season to return.
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“I’m grateful for the time Monica and I shared and sorry for the ache this has precipitated. I want her nothing however happiness and success sooner or later.
“I received’t be making any additional public touch upon this matter at the moment and ask that the privateness of these concerned is revered.”
Extremely regarded chief
Talking to SEN on the sidelines of the Australia-Bangladesh males’s Take a look at match in Darwin, CA CEO Todd Greenberg backed Gardner’s place within the ladies’s facet.
“Ash is a extremely regarded chief in our system. The CA board make management selections and have oversight over all management selections,” Greenberg mentioned.
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“Ash is our vice-captain for a purpose, as a result of she’s extremely regarded, however what we’ll do is in conditions the place there are private relationships is make certain there are further guardrails, so the notion of battle or battle itself – speaking about issues like choice – are dealt with appropriately and respectfully.”
“We’ve obtained insurance policies in place however we’ll put further ones in place given Ash is now vice-captain. If there are relationships which were disclosed they usually have been, then we’ll make it possible for battle – perceived or actual – round alternatives are eliminated, so Ash will not be concerned in these issues.”
Greenberg mentioned the Gardner and Voll’s relationship was “new information” within the media. “However for those who have been within the workforce and main the workforce, we’ve been nicely throughout this for a time period,” he added.
