Now, CA chief executive Todd Greenberg has confirmed that Gardner’s future as vice-captain was discussed by board officials, but it was eventually decided that the 29-year-old will continue to be part of the leadership group. Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive Todd Greenberg has extended support to all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner after she was retained as the vice-captain of the women’s national team. Gardner has been in the news ever since her estranged wife, Monica Wright, accused the all-rounder of cheating on her with teammate Georgia Voll . Wright had also slammed Cricket Australia (CA) for not taking action against Gardner and allowing her to hold a leadership position in the team.
The board asked for an update on it, which we provided, and the outcome of that is the board are very supportive of Ash in the role as she was appointed to the vice-captaincy, [there’s] huge and high regard for Ash,” Greenberg told reporters in Darwin. “It was discussed yesterday at the board level.
Because we want to make sure that either the perception or the real conflict of selections, even though the vice-captain doesn’t have a say in selections in the team, the leadership role and the influence that person might have to put guard rails in about how the policy works.
“That’s right,” Greenberg said. “We’ve got a Respect at Work policy, which we’ve now put some additional measures in place. Outside of that, we’ve deemed it a personal matter,” he added. Greenberg insisted that while Gardner, as vice-captain, has no say in selection matters, she will have to refrain from having any conversations with the player or selectors regarding Voll’s selection in the XI or the squad, or any other factor that could lead to a potential conflict of interest. “And we think that’s important. Even if there’s not a conflict, even if there’s a perceived level of conflict, not just from the outside, but from other team-mates or from staff.
