Australia captain Meg Lanning has declared her team are united in support for Ashleigh Gardner and her discomfort about playing a match on 26 January
‘It’s a united front,’ says Australia captain Meg Lanning
Gardner made her views clear on the subject on Sunday, when she said the day was a “day of hurt and a day of mourning” for Indigenous Australians. The reigning Belinda Clark award holder will line up in the T20 against Pakistan but has said playing on that date did not sit well with her.
The issue is understood to have been first raised months ago by players, who were keen to lead an education space on the issue once being told they would be scheduled to play on 26 January. “We’re going to try to use the opportunity we have to educate ourselves and try to create a better understanding of what it means and their culture. It’s a really united front in the group and we all support Ash and her feelings around the day.”
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