Alex Hartley calls out England star for ‘refusing’ interview after Australia retain Women’s Ashes
Alex Hartley calls out England star for ‘refusing’ interview after Australia retain Women’s Ashes
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Alex Hartley has called out Sophie Ecclestone and members of the England women’s team for ‘refusing’ her TV interviews and giving her the ‘cold shoulder’ after Australia successfully retained the Ashes. Australia remain on course to whitewash England after storming to a comprehensive 57-run victory in the opening T20 in Sydney, which sealed them the series at the earliest possible opportunity.
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The result ensured the hosts took an 8-0 lead in this winter’s multi-format series Down Under, with England only able to draw if they triumph in all of their remaining matches. Australia have been in control of the urn for the last decade and will no doubt be looking to inflict further misery on the touring side when the series resumes with the second T20 at Canberra’s Manuka Oval on Thursday.
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‘They have been [miles away from Australia],’ former England spin bowler Hartley said of the tourists’ first T20 loss to Australia on the BBC TMS podcast. ‘Australia, in the first two ODIs, didn’t play their best and England couldn’t capitalise on that having bowled Australia out for 180 in that second ODI.
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‘England weren’t able to chase it down and since then Australia were able to come back and they’ve come back with a bang. ‘It’s very, very rare that this Australia side give you a sniff. When they do, you’ve got to capitalise on that and England haven’t been able to.
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