Meg Lanning
‘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.
- by Daniel Brettig
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- by Lucy Macken
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.
- by Andrew Wu
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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.
- by Andrew Wu and Greg Dundas
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Cricket Australia says the captain, on the advice of medical staff, has been withdrawn from the touring party “due to a medical issue which requires management from home”.
- by Andrew Wu
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.
- by Glenn Moore
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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.
- by Annesha Ghosh
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.
- by Annesha Ghosh
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.
- by Daniel Brettig
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