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Widening gulf in women's game exposed by England's Ashes thrashing

The drubbing at the hands of Australia suggests a £20m investment by the ECB cannot come soon enough

30-Jul-2019•Matt Roller

England, Australia brace for pitch battle as Women's Ashes reach point of no return

England captain Heather Knight hopes spinning wicket will bring her side back into contest after ODI defeats

17-Jul-2019•Melinda Farrell in Taunton

Blow for England as injury rules Sophie Ecclestone out of remaining India games

Her absence leaves the England team thinner on their spin stocks after Laura Marsh had also pulled up injured earlier

26-Feb-2019•Annesha Ghosh

Smriti Mandhana, Alyssa Healy named ICC ODI, T20I Players of 2018

England left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone, meanwhile, has been named the Emerging Player of the Year

31-Dec-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Joe Denly claims PCA Players' Player of the Year award

Ollie Pope was named Young Player of the Year and Sophie Ecclestone won Women's Player of the Summer

04-Oct-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ecclestone's four-wicket haul in vain as Thunder miss out on finals day

Thunder needed to win and hope already qualified Western Storm could do them a favour by beating Surrey Stars at the Kia Oval

18-Aug-2018•ECB Reporters Network

England seal series in style as New Zealand succumb to Sophie Ecclestone and Katie George

New Zealand were condemned to a 123-run defeat in the second ODI at Derby

10-Jul-2018•Andrew Miller

England outclass New Zealand to take tri-series title

England were impressive in the field with Katherine Brunt and then the spinners played a key role while the fielding stood out

01-Jul-2018•The Report by Melinda Farrell at Chelmsford

Nat Sciver, Sophie Ecclestone star as England overwhelm New Zealand

Nat Sciver's 59 from 37 balls set the platform for England before a career-best 4 for 18 from Sophie Ecclestone helped seal a convincing win

23-Jun-2018•The Report by Alan Gardner

Alex Hartley dropped; Sarah Taylor and Katherine Brunt return for England

Sophie Ecclestone has been preferred as the left-arm spinner in a 14 player squad for the first two ODIs against South Africa

04-Jun-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Mandhana, Deepti earn career-best rankings on ODI charts

India opener Smriti Mandhana's prolific run of form in 2018 earned her a career-best fourth position on the ICC rankings for batsmen while compatriot Deepti Sharma climbed to No. 3 on the allrounders' charts

16-Apr-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ecclestone takes career-best 4-14, India tumble to 113

India were bundled out for a mere 113, with Sophie Ecclestone and Danielle Hazell sharing eight wickets, as England cantered to an eight-wicket victory to level the series

09-Apr-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

New blood means no resting on laurels for England's World Cup winners

England women look to evolve in wake of World Cup triumph, with three new caps named for their tour of India

07-Mar-2018•Raf Nicholson

Perry holds Australia reply together

Ellyse Perry holds the key to Australia's fortunes on day three after England made steady inroads against the hosts on day two

10-Nov-2017•The Report by Daniel Brettig

Sophie Ecclestone named in England squad for Ashes

The left-arm spinner replaces Beth Langston in only change to the squad that clinched the Women's World Cup in July

26-Sep-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Shrubsole, Ecclestone miss Sri Lanka tour

England need just one victory from their Women's Championship ODIs in Sri Lanka to secure their place in next year's World Cup

28-Oct-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

England fight back to secure five-run thriller

England's bowlers produced a superb collective effort to lead a stirring fightback and secure a five-run victory in the first ODI against West Indies in Jamaica

08-Oct-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Langston, Ecclestone selected in ODI squad

England have included two uncapped players for their five ODIs in the West Indies next month

20-Sep-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Uncapped Ecclestone in England Women's squad for Pakistan T20s

Sophie Ecclestone, the uncapped Lancashire left-arm spinner, has been named in England Women's 15-member squad for the three-match T20 series at home against Pakistan

01-Jul-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

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