The sign of a true leader is how they respond in the dark days and if we didn’t know it already, Thursday’s performance proved Meg Lanning ...
The sign of a true leader is how they respond in the dark days and if we didn’t know it already, Thursday’s performance proved Meg Lanning was born to carry the orders.
With her side pushed to their limits in the pressure-cooker of a World Cup semi-final against South Africa in Sydney, the Australia skipper once again stood up when her country needed it most.
Her unbeaten 49 set the Aussies on their way to Sunday’s Final against India at the MCG, their 134/5 enough to seal their spot at potentially the biggest day in their history. The Player of the Match then snaffled two catches and rotated her bowlers superbly to withstand the Proteas’ late pressure and let the whole of Australia breathe a sigh of relief.
We can look long and hard, but it’ll be difficult to come by a better captain’s performance in this year’s tournament than that. But Lanning has always been the proven pressure player, just ask Beth Mooney and Megan Schutt. “She’s the ultimate clutch player,” said opener Mooney.
“She’s got this steely look in her face and when you’re in the opposition, as I have been in WBBL and domestic cricket. It’s not a good sight to...
