
After England’s opening World Cup defeat to Australia last month, Sophie Ecclestone sat in the changing room, devastated, and opened up to team-mate Kate Cross about how “embarrassed” she was by her performance.
As Australia had racked up 310 for three, Ecclestone had been taken down, her figures of none for 77 the worst of her ODI career. To top it off, she had been dismissed off the final ball as England lost by 12 runs.