Ecclestone considered quitting after difficult Ashes

After watching England lose to the Ashes with a score of 16-0, spinner Sophie Ecclestone says she was considering leaving the sport.

One of the best bowlers in the world, Ecclestone, played in every match of England’s tour, but he declined to speak for an interview following the defeat in Australia, which raised questions about the team’s attitude and ability to handle criticism.

Ecclestone, 26, took a brief break from cricket earlier this year and was sidelined from England’s summer series against West Indies due to an injury.

Ecclestone, who has returned for the ongoing series against India, told Sky Sports, “I wasn’t actually sure if I was going to come back and play cricket” during the West Indies series.

After the opening T20 in Sydney, an issue arose regarding Ecclestone, which was about to overshadow the Ashes.

Alex Hartley, a former England spinner who worked for the BBC radio team and other television networks, declined a TV interview with the spinner. Last year, Hartley questioned the fitness levels of some of England’s players.

The Ashes match was described as an “unfortunate incident that won’t happen again,” according to managing director of England women’s cricket Clare Connor after the announcement of England’s Ashes fate.

Ecclestone claimed she had “moved on” and “learned from” the situation when she first addressed the BBC in May.

Ecclestone, speaking prior to England’s third one-day international against India in Chester-le-Street, disputed the fact that she “refused” to do the interview, instead claiming she wanted to concentrate on her warm-up.

She said, “I feel like that went wrong and some things were said.”

At the time, I was just focusing on cricket, but a lot of things were said that didn’t work for me.

People suggested she is haughty, according to Ecclestone, who said the incident “took a lot out of me.”

She responded, “That’s not me as a person.” At the time, it was difficult to take.

Ecclestone made his first T20 appearance against India in June, taking nine wickets in seven games, including 3-27 on Saturday in the second Lord’s ODI victory.

Without the girls, Ecclestone said, “I’ve got a smile on my face again and I feel like I couldn’t have accomplished it.”

I couldn’t have done without my family and friends, my team-mates Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, and myself.