Australian Ashleigh Gardner accused of affair with teammate

Australian cricket vice-captain Ashleigh Gardner is facing public allegations of infidelity from her estranged wife, Monica Wright, who has claimed Gardner had an affair with fellow national team batter Georgia Voll. The allegations, which surfaced on social media on July 13, 2026, have drawn significant attention to the personal lives of the athletes just over a week after they helped Australia win the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.

Wright made the accusation in a series of Instagram posts, responding to a media report about the breakdown of her marriage to Gardner. She shared a photograph of Georgia Voll with the caption, "This is who my wife cheated on me with." The posts followed a report by the Daily Mail detailing the couple's separation, which allegedly occurred in November 2025. Neither Gardner nor Voll has issued any public statement addressing the claims, and the allegations have not been independently verified.

According to the report, Gardner and Wright's relationship began to deteriorate during Australia's Women's ODI World Cup campaign in India, which concluded in early 2025. Wright reportedly traveled to India during the tournament after becoming concerned about...