Former Australia skipper Lanning says 'obsession' caused retirement
Lanning skippered Australia's all-conquering women's team for almost a decade, winning four Twenty20 World Cups, a 50-over World Cup and Commonwealth Games gold. But behind the star batter's cool exterior she says that she was struggling. A private person, Lanning told an Australian cricket podcast that to escape the pressures she began running up to 90 kilometres (56 miles) a week, but did not eat enough to fuel her "obsession". She said she lost significant weight, struggled to sleep, became moody and withdrew from people close to her. Читать дальше...