‘I was bad at switching off’:Lanning wants women’s cricket calendar reshaped
Australian cricket

‘I was bad at switching off’:Lanning wants women’s cricket calendar reshaped

Meg Lanning no longer carries the stresses and expectations of captaining and playing for Australia. Allowed to enjoy her time in the WBBL,she believes her sport needs to place a higher value on downtime so that players don’t get burnt out.

  • byDaniel Brettig

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Eight times more money,sixes aplenty and ‘every game on Seven or Fox’:A decade of WBBL growth
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Eight times more money,sixes aplenty and ‘every game on Seven or Fox’:A decade of WBBL growth

The WBBL is turning 10. Here are the numbers behind the stunning evolution of women’s cricket over the past decade.

  • byRoy Ward
Howzat! Cricket stars Alyssa Healy and Mitchell Starc buy luxury $25m estate
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Howzat! Cricket stars Alyssa Healy and Mitchell Starc buy luxury $25m estate

It’s the high-end deal of the year for a neighbourhood that has never managed a $20m+ sale and all before they’ve sold the house Jen Hawkins built.

  • byLucy Macken
The orchestra conductor:Captain Lanning more at ease calling the shots than facing the crowd
Australian cricket

The orchestra conductor:Captain Lanning more at ease calling the shots than facing the crowd

Meg Lanning will be remembered alongside Mark Taylor,Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting as leaders of Australia’s golden eras,albeit without the earnings from the game to match.

  • byAndrew Wu
‘Nothing left to achieve’:Australian great Lanning retires from international cricket
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Australian cricket

‘Nothing left to achieve’:Australian great Lanning retires from international cricket

An emotional Meg Lanning has retired from international cricket,saying she has nothing left to give or achieve on the world stage.

  • byAndrew Wu andGreg Dundas
Ashes blow:Lanning ruled out due to medical issue
Australian cricket

Ashes blow:Lanning ruled out due to medical issue

Cricket Australia says the captain,on the advice of medical staff,has been withdrawn from the touring party “due to a medical issue which requires management from home”.

  • byAndrew Wu
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Is this the beginning of the end of Australia’s dominance of women’s cricket?
Australian Women's cricket team

Is this the beginning of the end of Australia’s dominance of women’s cricket?

Meg Lanning leads one of the most dominant teams in international sport – the Australian women’s cricket team. But after playing in the inaugural season of India’s WPL,she has foreseen how the era will end.

  • byGlenn Moore
Mooney on fire as Australia beat South Africa to win the T20 World Cup
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ICC Women's World Cup

Mooney on fire as Australia beat South Africa to win the T20 World Cup

An unbeaten 74 from Beth Mooney helped Australia set South Africa 157 to win the T20 World Cup – a score the home side was unable to achieve.

  • byAnnesha Ghosh
Gardner hits $558,000 jackpot at inaugural WPL auction
Australian cricket

Gardner hits $558,000 jackpot at inaugural WPL auction

The star all-rounder was among a host of Australians to secure big paydays at the Women’s Premier League auction in Mumbai.

  • byAnnesha Ghosh
How a cafe gig and a trip to San Francisco helped an Australian captain back to cricket
Australian cricket

How a cafe gig and a trip to San Francisco helped an Australian captain back to cricket

Among numerous pursuits for Meg Lanning during her time away was a stint working in a cafe,serving coffees,washing dishes and generally enjoying a lifestyle that was worlds away from the structure of professional cricket.

  • byDaniel Brettig
‘A good career in life’:India cricket pay deal a game changer for women
India

‘A good career in life’:India cricket pay deal a game changer for women

Jemimah Rodrigues believes that match payment parity for the women and men in India’s national teams will help make cricket a realistic career option for many more players in her homeland

  • byDaniel Brettig