Women’s World Cup Champion Breaks Silence After Estranged Wife’s Cheating Claims

Aust alia
wome ‘s
c icket
vice-captai
Ashleigh
Ga d e
has
add essed
the
co t ove sy
su ou di g
he
sepa atio
f om
est a ged
wife
Mo ica
W ight,
sayi g
the
matte
is
pe so al
while
ack owledgi g
that
C icket
Aust alia
eeded
to
add ess
he
elatio ship
status
because
of
he
leade ship
positio .

Ga d e
issued
the
stateme t
o
he
I stag am
Sto y
afte
W ight
publicly
c iticised
C icket
Aust alia
a d
called
fo
Ga d e
to
be
emoved
as
vice-captai .

Ashleigh
Ga d e
Add esses
Sepa atio
Co t ove sy

Ga d e
said
she
u de stood
why
C icket
Aust alia
had
to
add ess
he
elatio ship
status
give
he
ole
withi
the
Aust alia
team.
Howeve ,
she
st essed
that
he
sepa atio
f om
W ight
emai s
a
p ivate
matte .

She
also
tha ked
the
C icket
Aust alia
boa d
fo
co ti ui g
to
suppo t
he
leade ship
a d
said
she
i te ds
to
emai
focused
o
he
espo sibilities
with
the
team.

Ga d e
w ote:

“While
my
sepa atio
f om
my
wife
is
a
pe so al
matte ,
I
u de sta d
my
cu e t
elatio ship
status
eeded
to
be
add essed
by
C icket
Aust alia
give
my
positio
as
vice-captai .& dquo;

She
added
that
she
was
g ateful
fo
the
boa d’s
decisio
to
suppo t
he
co ti ued
leade ship
a d
said
she
looked
fo wa d
to
helpi g
he
teammates
du i g
the
upcomi g
seaso .

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Ga d e
Apologises
Fo
Pai
Caused

Ga d e
also
eflected
o
he
time
with
W ight
a d
exp essed
eg et
ove
the
pai
caused
by
thei
sepa atio .

“I
am
g ateful
fo
the
time
Mo ica
a d
I
sha ed
a d
so y
fo
the
pai
this
has
caused.
I
wish
he
othi g
but
happi ess
a d
success
i
the
futu e.& dquo;

The
stateme t
did
ot
add ess
the
specific
allegatio s
made
publicly
by
W ight.

Ga d e
co cluded
by
maki g
it
clea
that
she
does
ot
i te d
to
discuss
the
matte
fu the
publicly
fo
ow.

“I
wo ‘t
be
maki g
a y
fu the
public
comme t
o
this
matte
at
this
time
a d
ask
that
the
p ivacy
of
those
i volved
is
espected.& dquo;

C icket
Aust alia
Backs
Ga d e
As
Vice-Captai

The
stateme t
came
afte
W ight
questio ed
C icket
Aust alia’s
decisio
to
allow
Ga d e
to
co ti ue
i
a
leade ship
ole.

W ight
had
alleged
that
Ga d e ‘s
elatio ship
with
teammate
Geo gia
Voll
co t ibuted
to
the
b eakdow
of
he
ma iage
a d
had
called
fo
Ga d e
to
be
st ipped
of
the
vice-captai cy.

Speaki g
to
Code
Spo ts,
W ight
said
ep ese ti g
Aust alia
a d
bei g
viewed
as
a
ole
model
ca ied
a
espo sibility
to
mai tai
high
sta da ds.
She
also
questio ed
why
C icket
Aust alia
had
ot
publicly
add essed
the
matte .

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C icket
Aust alia
espo ded
by
desc ibi g
the
situatio
as
“p ivate
a d
pe so al& dquo;
a d
said
its
wo kplace
policies
applied
to
elatio ships
i volvi g
membe s
of
its
wo kfo ce.

The
gove i g
body
said:

“C icket
Aust alia
e su es
all
elatio ships
withi
ou
wo kfo ce
comply
with
ou
Respect
at
Wo k
policy.& dquo;

CA
added
that
it
would
put
app op iate
co flict-of-i te est
ma ageme t
a a geme ts
i
place
to
suppo t
leade ship
espo sibilities
a d
mai tai
the
i teg ity
of
team
p ocesses.

Ga d e
Chooses
Not
To
Add ess
Specific
Allegatio s

While
W ight’s
comme ts
i cluded
allegatio s
i volvi g
Geo gia
Voll,
Ga d e ‘s
stateme t
does
ot
co fi m
o
discuss
those
claims.

I stead,
Ga d e
focused
o
he
sepa atio
f om
W ight,
C icket
Aust alia’s
decisio
to
suppo t
he
leade ship
a d
he
desi e
fo
p ivacy.

Fo
ow,
Ga d e
emai s
Aust alia’s
vice-captai
a d
has
i dicated
that
she
i te ds
to
co ti ue
i
the
leade ship
ole
while
steppi g
away
f om
public
discussio
of
the
co t ove sy.

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