How an allegation of an affair between teammates rocked Australian cricket

July 15, 2026 — 3:55pm

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The estranged wife of Australian vice captain Ashleigh Gardner posted on Instagram alleging Gardner had an affair with teammate Georgia Voll last year.

The affair was alleged to have occurred at the ODI World Cup in India.

Gardner, Voll and Cricket Australia have not addressed the allegation.

Earlier this month, the Australian women’s team won the T20 World Cup under the captaincy of new leader Sophie Molineux.

Ten days ago, the Australian women’s team paid public homage to Shane Warne.

Captain Sophie Molineux struck a couple of Lord’s balcony poses to celebrate their latest World Cup win, while evoking Warne’s ebullient Ashes celebrations a little less than 30 years ago.

Now, vice captain Ash Gardner finds herself mimicking Warne in another fashion, seeing her marriage break-up and an alleged affair with teammate Georgia Voll splashed all over the tabloids.

It was also an offshoot of Warne’s old Fleet Street nemesis, Daily Mail Australia, that first reported........

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