Ash Gardner (pictured) will remain the vice-captain of Australia's women's cricket team despite her involvement with a younger teammate. (Getty Images: Paul Kane)
Ash Gardner has been retained as the vice-captain of Australia's women's cricket team despite her affair with teammate Georgia Voll.
Gardner's affair led to the breakdown of the marriage between her and ex-wife Monica Wright, who previously questioned the lack of action from Cricket Australia on the matter.
Despite the affair, Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg said Gardner remains "a highly regarded leader in our system".
Australia vice-captain Ash Gardner has apologised for the pain caused by her marriage breakdown and thanked Cricket Australia for backing her leadership.
Gardner's affair with Australian teammate Georgia Voll while married to ex-wife Monica Wright created headlines.
Wright publicly questioned the lack of action by CA in the wake of the affair, calling attention to "a clear power imbalance" when a senior member of staff has an affair with a junior.
Wright said Gardner should not be allowed to stay as vice-captain and questioned why CA had said nothing on the matter.
Gardner's marriage breakdown came as the result of an affair with teammate Georgia Voll (pictured). (Getty Images: Jason McCawley)
Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg, speaking on SEN on Thursday, said "additional policies" would be put in place in situations where perceived or real conflicts of interest existed, when relationships between players had been disclosed.
He confirmed CA had been made aware of the relationship between Gardner and Voll before it appeared in the press, but also backed Gardner to stay in her position.
"Ash is a highly regarded leader in our system. The CA board make leadership decisions and have oversight over all leadership decisions," Greenberg said.
"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."
Todd Greenberg (pictured) says Gardner remains a highly-valued leader within the Australian team. (AAP: James Ross)
"We've got policies in place but we will put additional ones in place given Ash is now vice-captain. If there are relationships that have been disclosed and they have been, then we will make sure that conflict — perceived or real — around selections are removed, so Ash is not involved in those things."