Aussie women's cricket star addresses cheating with her teammate scandal that ended marriage

澳大利亚女子板球明星就与队友导致婚姻破裂的丑闻作出回应。

The CA board decided not to strip Gardner of her leadership role but will add guardrails around selection decisions

澳大利亚板球协会董事会决定保留的领导职务，但在选人决策方面会增加一些约束机制。

Marriage expert says affairs ripple far beyond the couple involved

婚姻专家说，婚外情的涟漪效应远不止波及当事人两口子。

Last month, Australia vice-captain Ash Gardner found herself at the center of a cheating scandal where she had been accused of cheating on her wife with a teammate.

上个月，澳大利亚队副队长阿什·加德纳被推到了出轨风波的风口浪尖，她被指控背着妻子和一名队友有染。

The Aussie cricket star's now ex-wife Monica Wright, who was friends with several of the other players, named the teammate involved in the affair and the matter was looked into by Cricket Australia.

这位澳洲板球明星的前妻莫妮卡·赖特，跟队里好几位球员都是朋友，她直接点出了涉事队友的名字，澳大利亚板球协会随后对此事展开了调查。

Ash Gardner bats during The Hundred cricket match at Trent Bridge.

阿什·加德纳在特伦特大桥举行的百球赛中击球。

Ash Gardner of Trent Rockets Women bats during The Hundred match between Trent Rockets Women and Southern Brave Women at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, England, on Aug. 10, 2026. (ECB via Getty Images)

2026年8月10日，英格兰诺丁汉特伦特大桥，特伦特火箭女子队的阿什·加德纳在百球赛对阵南方勇者女子队的比赛中击球。（ECB via Getty Images）

Gardner is a vice-captain and the teammate in question, Georgia Voll, is not, which raises questions about a possible conflict of interest given the power imbalance.

加德纳是副队长，而涉事队友乔治亚·沃尔不是，这种地位上的不对等，难免让人质疑是否存在利益冲突。

Cricket Australia was made aware of the affair before the scandal made headlines. After looking into it, the organization decided not to strip the vice-captain of her position.

澳大利亚板球协会在丑闻登上头条之前就已经知道了这桩婚外情。调查之后，协会决定不撤销副队长的职务。

"Ash is a highly regarded leader in our system. The CA board make leadership decisions and have oversight over all leadership decisions," Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg said, reports The Guardian.

“阿什在我们体系内是备受认可的领导者。董事会负责领导层的任命，并对所有相关决策进行监督，”澳大利亚板球协会首席执行官托德·格林伯格对《卫报》表示。

"Ash is our vice-captain for a reason, because she’s highly regarded, but what we will do is in situations where there are personal relationships is make sure there are additional guardrails, so the perception of conflict or conflict itself – talking about things like selection – are handled appropriately and respectfully."

“阿什能当副队长是有原因的，因为她确实很受尊重。但我们会做的，是在涉及个人关系的情况下增设一些额外的约束，确保冲突的感知或冲突本身，比如选人这类事，能得到恰当且体面的处理。”

Ash Gardner celebrates with teammates after taking a wicket during a cricket match.

阿什·加德纳在一场板球比赛中击倒对方球员后与队友庆祝。

Ash Gardner of Trent Rockets Women celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Sterre Kalis of London Spirit Women during The Hundred match at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, England, on July 26, 2026. (Getty Images)

2026年7月26日，英格兰诺丁汉特伦特大桥，在百球赛中，特伦特火箭女子队的阿什·加德纳击倒伦敦精神女子队的斯特雷·卡利斯后，与队友一同庆祝。（Getty Images）

Now let's hear from the vice-captain herself. She addressed the matter as well as the decision not to remove her from her position.

现在来看看副队长本人怎么说。她回应了此事，也谈到了协会保留她职务的决定。

"While my separation from my wife is a personal matter, I understand my current relationship status needed to be addressed by Cricket Australia given my position as vice-captain," Gardner wrote on her Instagram Story.

“虽然我和妻子的分开是私事，但我理解，鉴于我身为副队长的职位，澳大利亚板球协会需要对我目前的感情状况作出处理，”加德纳在Instagram快拍中写道。

"I am grateful that the CA Board has chosen to support my continued leadership. I look forward to playing a strong role as a leader and providing the best possible support for my teammates in the season to come."

“我很感激董事会选择继续支持我的领导工作。我期待在新赛季中充分发挥领导作用，尽最大努力给队友们提供支持。”

She doesn’t want to have to discuss the matter any further and included a message for her ex-wife.

她不想再继续谈论这件事，还给前妻捎了一段话。

Monica Wright and Ashleigh Gardner attend an awards event in Melbourne.

莫妮卡·赖特和阿什莉·加德纳在墨尔本出席颁奖活动。

Monica Wright and Ashleigh Gardner attend the 2025 Cricket Australia Awards at Crown Palladium in Melbourne, Australia, on Feb. 3, 2025. (Getty Images for Cricket Australia)

2025年2月3日，澳大利亚墨尔本皇冠体育馆，莫妮卡·赖特和阿什莉·加德纳出席2025年澳大利亚板球协会颁奖典礼。（Getty Images for Cricket Australia）

"I am grateful for the time Monica and I shared and sorry for the pain this has caused. I wish her nothing but happiness and success in the future," Gardner wrote.

“我很感激我和莫妮卡共同度过的时光，也对由此造成的痛苦感到抱歉。我由衷祝愿她未来幸福、成功，”加德纳写道。

"I won't be making any further public comment on this matter at this time and ask that the privacy of those involved is respected."

“我目前不会再就此事做任何公开回应，也希望大家尊重相关当事人的隐私。”

There you have it. The captain is putting this all behind her. She wants to move on and the fact that she had an affair with a teammate shouldn’t impact her role as a leader. She's going to be just fine.

就这样吧。这位副队长打算把这件事翻篇了。她想继续往前走，而她跟队友有染这件事，不该影响她的领导角色。她会没事的。

And so is Monica Wright, for that matter. We tend to focus on the cheating athlete in these scandals, but something tells me the wife she left behind in this case is going to be just fine.

莫妮卡·赖特也一样会没事的。这种丑闻里，大家总盯着出轨的运动员看，但我觉得，这次被丢下的那位妻子，也一样会过得很好。

【今日词汇】

vice-captain：副队长

affair：婚外情

teammate：队友

ex-wife：前妻

selection：选拔，选人

move on：翻篇，继续向前走

put this all behind her：把所有事抛在身后，彻底放下

for that matter：就此而言，同样地

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