Rest up Hooper and Lanning ... We’re with you all the way

Rest up Hooper and Lanning ... We’re with you all the way

Sports stars who need a break should be left to do just that,and why it’s none of our business.

  • byPeter FitzSimons

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Meg Lanning takes indefinite break from cricket

Meg Lanning takes indefinite break from cricket

After eight years shepherding Australia’s team to unmatched heights,captain Meg Lanning has conceded she needs some time to herself.

  • byDaniel Brettig
‘It sends a strong message’:Women will pocket more golds than men in Birmingham

‘It sends a strong message’:Women will pocket more golds than men in Birmingham

Australian cricket captain Meg Lanning will be making her Commonwealth Games debut in Birmingham,and she intends to take home gold.

  • byBillie Eder
Warne,Barty,Lanning recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours

Warne,Barty,Lanning recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours

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.

  • byDaniel Brettig
‘Really special’:Emotional scenes as women’s cricket stars start celebrating with family and friends

‘Really special’:Emotional scenes as women’s cricket stars start celebrating with family and friends

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.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
‘Take a bit of a risk’:Cricket skipper Lanning backs bold moves for women’s sport

‘Take a bit of a risk’:Cricket skipper Lanning backs bold moves for women’s sport

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.

  • byPeter Ryan
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Schutt’s thoughts for Perry as Australia weigh up XI options

Schutt’s thoughts for Perry as Australia weigh up XI options

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.

  • byDaniel Brettig
157-run hiding:Healy’s masterclass vaults Australia into Cup final
Aust 3-305 West Indies 148
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157-run hiding:Healy’s masterclass vaults Australia into Cup final

What could be more fitting for Australia’s march to a first ODI World Cup final since 2013 than a century by Alyssa Healy?

  • byDaniel Brettig
Australia need a flying start in Women’s Ashes,says Lanning

Australia need a flying start in Women’s Ashes,says Lanning

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.

  • byTom Decent
WBBL:Renegades go big with highest ever score to turn off Brisbane Heat

WBBL:Renegades go big with highest ever score to turn off Brisbane Heat

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.

  • byJon Pierik
Mooney,McGrath hold victorious Australians together

Mooney,McGrath hold victorious Australians together

Australia’s series victory over India was achieved in much the same manner as their closing win in the final Twenty20.

  • byDaniel Brettig