The England cricketer Sophie Ecclestone will take a break from home cricket to handle her quad damage and wellbeing. The 26-year-old is the No. 1 ranked ODI bowler on this planet and was neglected of England’s squad due to the knee damage.
Ecclestone will likely be out there for England’s white-ball sequence in opposition to India which begins on June 28 at Trent Bridge. The left-arm spinner was sidelined for 2 months after her outing in Girls’s Premier League for UP Warriorz and missed the start of Lancashire’s home season. She has performed two One-Day and 6 T20s for her county since then, however withdrew herself from the match in opposition to Hampshire due to the quad drawback.
“Sophie has been managing a quad niggle over the previous week however extra importantly she needs to take a step again from cricket for a brief interval to take care of herself,” mentioned the England coach, Charlotte Edwards.
“We’re completely behind that. We would like to have the ability to choose Sophie for the India sequence however crucial factor for her in the intervening time is that she feels in a greater place. All of us agree {that a} break now may very well be useful for her to attain that,” she added.
Psychological well being is essential: Hartley
England clarified that Ecclestone’s omission from the squad for the continued West Indies sequence is unrelated to the controversy that adopted their disappointing Ashes tour of Australia earlier in 2025.
Throughout England’s 16-0 sequence loss, she declined to take part in a TV interview with former teammate Alex Hartley, who had beforehand criticized the group’s health ranges through the T20 World Cup in November.
Regardless of the problems, England bounced again to defeat the West Indies in each the ODI and T20I sequence. They now put together to face India, who can even host the 50-over World Cup later in September.
“Psychological well being is so essential. If she [Ecclestone] feels she wants a refresh and if she’s going to overlook a sequence or a little bit of home cricket, but it surely means she’s match for the World Cup, finally that is what we wish,” Hartley advised BBC Check Match Particular.
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