The untold story behind Meg Lanning’s retirement tears
There has been a degree of mystery over Meg Lannings future – and why she’s walked away at just 31. Robert Craddock delves deeper into the sudden exit for an Australian great.
Womens Cricket
Lanning coy on successor talk after shock retirement
Meg Lanning shed a tear as she confirmed her retirement from an international cricket career which will have her remembered as one of Australia’s most-successful captains.
Life after Lanning: Who is the next Aussie captain?
After the best part of a decade in the role, Australian selectors will finally have to elect a new full-time captain of the women’s cricket team. Here are the four main candidates.
‘I gave everything’: Exhausted Lanning bows out
Meg Lanning says her time away from the game over the last 18 months helped her decision to step away from the Aussie side at just 31.
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