Ashleigh Gardner has become the second ever indigenous cricketer to debut for Australia women since the pioneering figure of Faith Thomas (nee Coulthard), when she made her debut in 1958 in a test match in 21st February against England.

Ashleigh displays with the bat for the Sydney Sixers - over the WBBL 02 was fantastic she scored 414 runs in 16 matches with three fifties, also achieved the most sixes with 13 over the series. Her performance during the WBBL, have earned her a spot in the squad for the T20 and ODI's against New Zealand.

We spoke about the opportunity that she has and what it would mean to her to make her debut on the MCG.

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