Sophie Ecclestone: England spinner considered quitting after Ashes interview fallout

Spinner Sophie Ecclestone says she considered quitting cricket pursuing the disapproval of her during England's Ashes decision past winter.

Ecclestone, 1 of the starring bowlers successful the world, refused to bash an interrogation during the decision successful Australia which led to questions implicit England's cognition and quality to grip criticism.

Ecclestone, 26, took a little interruption from cricket earlier this twelvemonth and was near retired of England's white-ball bid against West Indies astatine the commencement of the summertime to negociate an injury.

"During the West Indies series, I wasn't really definite if I was going to travel backmost and play cricket," Ecclestone, who has returned for the ongoing bid against India, told Sky Sports.

"It was a pugnacious time."

The contented surrounding Ecclestone, which threatened to overshadow the Ashes, arose aft the archetypal T20 successful Sydney.

The spinner turned down a TV interrogation with erstwhile England spinner Alex Hartley who was successful Australia moving for the BBC vigor squad and different tv networks. Hartley questioned the fittingness levels of immoderate of England's players past year.

After England's Ashes destiny was confirmed, managing manager of England women's cricket Clare Connor described the occurrence arsenic "an unfortunate incidental that won't hap again".

Ecclestone first spoke astir the taxable to the BBC successful May, erstwhile she said she had "moved on" and "learned from" the situation.

But, speaking anterior to England's 3rd one-day planetary against India successful Chester-le-Street, Ecclestone disputed the information she "refused" to bash the interview, alternatively suggesting she wanted to absorption connected her warm-up.

"I consciousness similar that went down a incorrect mode and a fewer things were said," she said.

"I was conscionable concentrating connected cricket astatine that infinitesimal but a batch of things were being said which wasn't perfect for me."

Ecclestone said the incidental "took a batch retired of me" and led to radical suggesting she is arrogant.

"That's not maine arsenic a person," she said. "It was hard to instrumentality astatine that time."

Ecclestone returned to the England fold for the archetypal T20 against India successful June and has taken 9 wickets successful 7 matches, including 3-27 connected Saturday successful the 2nd ODI triumph astatine Lord's.

"I've got a grin connected my look again and I consciousness similar I wouldn't person done it without the girls," Ecclestone said.

"People similar [team-mates] Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, and my household and friends, I couldn't person done without them.

"I decidedly wouldn't beryllium present and picking up wickets astatine Lord's if it wasn't for them."