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Meg Lanning and Harmanpreet Kaur before the gold medal match.

‘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.

  • Daniel Brettig

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

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Alyssa Healy and Mitchell Starc have bought Charlotte Park at Terrey Hills.

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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.

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Meg Lanning was emotional as she announced her retirement from international 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.

  • Andrew Wu
Meg Lanning with one of the World Cups she won.

‘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.

  • Andrew Wu and Greg Dundas
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Meg Lanning is out of the Ashes due to a medical issue.

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Cricket Australia says the captain, on the advice of medical staff, has been withdrawn from the touring party “due to a medical issue which requires management from home”.

  • Andrew Wu
Meg Lanning (left) walks off after losing her wicket in the first final of India’s WPL tournament, and (main) in happier times after Australia won the 2022 World Cup for one-day internationals.

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.

  • Glenn Moore
Meg Lanning lifts the ICC Women’s T20 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.

  • Annesha Ghosh
Ashleigh Gardner.

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.

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