Aust alia
wome ‘s
c icket
team
vice-captai
Ashleigh
Ga d e
has
fou d
he self
at
the
ce t e
of
co t ove sy
followi g
allegatio s
made
by
he
est a ged
wife,
Mo ica
W ight.
The
issue
co ce s
Ga d e ‘s
alleged
elatio ship
with
fellow
Aust alia
c ickete
Geo gia
Voll,
with
W ight
also
questio i g
C icket
Aust alia’s
ha dli g
of
the
matte .
W ight
has
aised
co ce s
about
the
alleged
elatio ship
i volvi g
a
se io
playe
a d
a
you ge
teammate,
a gui g
that
a y
pote tial
imbala ce
i
autho ity
o
i flue ce
should
be
exami ed
by
the
gove i g
body.
She
has
also
st essed
that
playe s
holdi g
leade ship
positio s
ca y
additio al
espo sibilities
a d
a e
expected
to
mai tai
high
sta da ds
of
p ofessio al
co duct.
It
is
impo ta t
to
ote
that
W ight’s
allegatio s
have
ot
bee
i depe de tly
ve ified,
a d
Ga d e
has
ot
publicly
p ovided
a
detailed
espo se
to
the
claims.
W ight
calls
fo
Ga d e ‘s
emoval
as
vice-captai
W ight
has
u ged
C icket
Aust alia
to
emove
Ga d e
f om
he
vice-captai cy
ole,
a gui g
that
se io
membe s
of
a
team
have
a
impo ta t
i flue ce
o
the
cultu e
a d
e vi o me t
withi
the
d essi g
oom.
Acco di g
to
W ight,
leade ship
positio s
come
with
espo sibilities
beyo d
tactical
decisio s,
with
captai s
a d
vice-captai s
also
expected
to
set
a
example
fo
thei
teammates.
C icket
Aust alia
has
so
fa
t eated
the
matte
as
a
p ivate
issue.
The
boa d
has
poi ted
to
its
Respect
at
Wo k
policy,
stati g
that
its
wo kplace- elated
elatio ship
guideli es
apply
to
such
situatio s
a d
that
p ocedu es
a e
available
to
add ess
a y
pote tial
co flicts
of
i te est.
Ga d e
a d
W ight’s
elatio ship
Ga d e
a d
W ight’s
elatio ship
Ga d e
a d
W ight
got
ma ied
i
Ap il
2026,
but
thei
elatio ship
late
came
u de
st ai ,
leadi g
to
the
couple
livi g
sepa ately.
Thei
elatio ship
had
al eady
att acted
atte tio
du i g
the
2025
Wome ‘s
ODI
Wo ld
Cup,
whe
Ga d e
eceived
suppo t
f om
membe s
of
the
Aust alia
c icket
commu ity,
i cludi g
he
WBBL
f a chise,
the
Syd ey
Sixe s.
W ight’s
latest
claims
have
o ce
agai
b ought
Ga d e ‘s
pe so al
life
i to
the
public
spotlight.
The
co t ove sy
has
also
p ompted
questio s
ove
whethe
the
allegatio s
could
have
a y
implicatio s
fo
Ga d e ‘s
positio
withi
the
Aust alia
wome ‘s
team’s
leade ship
g oup.
