England hopeful over Ecclestone despite new injury

Despite the spinner having a new injury, England are hopeful that Sophie Ecclestone will be fit for the series against India this summer.

Due to a quad issue, Ecclestone was forced to miss Lancashire’s T20 defeat on Tuesday.

In the upcoming days, the injury’s severity will be determined.

England argued that Ecclestone’s absence from the squad, which was the first to be chosen by head coach Charlotte Edwards, was unrelated to the controversy that weighed heavily on an awful Ashes tour of Australia earlier this year.

Following the former spinner’s criticism of England’s fitness, Ecclestone refused to participate in a TV interview conducted by Alex Hartley during the 16-0 series defeat.

The day she was eliminated by England, Ecclestone, the nation’s top bowler, actually made her return to Lancashire at Warwickshire.

After playing for UP Warriorz in the Women’s Premier League, she had previously spent almost two months on the sidelines.

Ecclestone has since played six T20s for Lancashire, including two in a day-capital role for the Red Roses when they won the Twenty20 Cup last month. He has since played two one-day matches and six T20s.

England have outperformed West Indies in the 20-over and 50-over formats in Ecclestone’s absence. Linsey Smith, a left-arm spinner from Philadelphia, made her ODI debut last week in Derby with a five-wicket haul.