Sports stars who need a break should be left to do just that,and why it’s none of our business.
After eight years shepherding Australia’s team to unmatched heights,captain Meg Lanning has conceded she needs some time to herself.
Australian cricket captain Meg Lanning will be making her Commonwealth Games debut in Birmingham,and she intends to take home gold.
Shane Warne and Ash Barty have each received due vice regal garlands in the Queen’s Birthday Honours,alongside Meg Lanning’s award for leading the world champion women’s cricket team.
There were smiles and emotional embraces as Australia’s women’s cricket team touched down on home soil on Tuesday afternoon after their win in New Zealand at the weekend.
Meg Lanning has encouraged sporting bodies to invest resources,time and energy into female tournaments and competitions after a world record crowd of 91,553 for a women’s sporting event attended a soccer match.
Two years after Ellyse Perry missed the unforgettable MCG T20 World Cup final with a hammy,Megan Schutt said she could feel a sense of injustice should the same unhappy outcome be revisited in the 50-over World Cup.
What could be more fitting for Australia’s march to a first ODI World Cup final since 2013 than a century by Alyssa Healy?
Australia’s women begin their Ashes campaign on Thursday in Adelaide and know how important their upcoming T20 matches are in the context of the series.
Meg Lanning delivered her best knock of the summer,while the Renegades also had reason to smile,ahead of the Melbourne derby in Adelaide on Sunday.
Australia’s series victory over India was achieved in much the same manner as their closing win in the final Twenty20.