# Ashleigh Gardner’s ex-wife demands she be stripped of vice-captaincy 2026-08-08T13:09:48+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Monica Wright, the estranged wife of Australia women's cricket vice-captain Ashleigh Gardner, has publicly criticised Cricket Australia for not addressing Gardner's alleged affair with teammate Georgia Voll. Wright told Code Sports that Gardner should lose the vice-captaincy because the relationship, involving a junior teammate, represents a power imbalance and falls short of the standards expected of captains. Cricket Australia responded by describing the matter as private and confirming that relationships within the workforce comply with its Respect at Work policy, with conflict-of-interest measures in place. The couple married in April 2025, and the relationship broke down after Gardner's participation in the Women's ODI World Cup in India. ## Coverage - sports.ndtv.com - timesnownews.com Tags: Ashleigh Gardner, controversy, Cricket Australia, WBBL, women's cricket Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/gardners-ex-wife-seeks-vice-captaincy-strip-over-affair/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/gardners-ex-wife-seeks-vice-captaincy-strip-over-affair/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.