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Ashleigh Gardner thanks Cricket Australia, calls split a personal matter
Australia women’s vice-captain Ashleigh Gardner has broken her silence after estranged wife Monica Wright alleged Gardner had an affair with teammate Georgia Voll. In an Instagram statement on Thursday, Gardner thanked Cricket…
The Story in Brief
Australia women’s vice-captain Ashleigh Gardner has broken her silence after estranged wife Monica Wright alleged Gardner had an affair with teammate Georgia Voll. In an Instagram statement on Thursday, Gardner thanked Cricket Australia for backing her continued leadership, called the separation a personal matter, and apologised for the pain caused. She said she will make no further public comment.
Wright had demanded Gardner be stripped of the vice-captaincy and criticised CA for inaction. Cricket Australia, citing its Respect at Work policy, said it had put conflict-of-interest arrangements in place and deemed the issue private.
The Indian Opinion
Lazy narratives frame Gardner as a villain and Cricket Australia as complicit, while others rush to label the whole affair a private matter unworthy of scrutiny. The truth is somewhere in between: a leader’s private conduct can affect team dynamics, but CA’s policy on workplace relationships exists precisely to handle such cases without public trials. Wright’s allegations remain untested. The real test will be whether the team’s performance or cohesion suffers. Until then, should a public hearing override CA’s stated policy?
Sources (2): sports.ndtv.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
