Sophie Ecclestone taken to hospital for scans after injuring shoulder in warm-up
Sophie Ecclestone has been taken to hospital for scans after damaging her proper shoulder forward of Manchester Originals’ ultimate match of the ladies’s Hundred in opposition to Southern Brave.
The left-arm spinner sustained the damage through the pre-match warm-ups and seemed to be in appreciable ache. She required help to stroll off the sphere and again as much as the house altering room.
The 24-year-old was later pictured in a sling on the workforce balcony earlier than being taken to hospital to evaluate the injury. She was changed within the XI by Amara Carr, with Ellie Threlkeld taking over captaincy duties for the Originals, who have been already out of the operating for the ultimate three.
The ECB are anticipated to supply an replace on Ecclestone’s damage within the coming days. While the hope is that the problem is nothing too extreme, it is not going to instantly unsettle England Women’s preparation for the upcoming three T20Is and three ODIs with Sri Lanka. Head coach Jon Lewis opted to relaxation Ecclestone for the limited-overs matches to handle her workloads after the primary eight months of the yr.
Ecclestone’s stellar performances this summer season helped England to an 8-8 draw within the ladies’s Ashes. She took 5 for 129 and 5 for 63 within the one-off Test earlier than taking 10 wickets cut up evenly throughout the ODI and T20I elements of the collection. Her Hundred season finishes with seven dismissals at 13, and an economic system price of 6.50.
There can even be curiosity in Ecclestone’s prognosis additional afield after she was introduced as one in every of numerous England gamers getting into the inaugural WBBL draft, which takes place on September 3. Her 20 wickets at 17.90 have been a key consider Sydney Sixers’ run to the ultimate through the 2022-23 season. As the No.1-ranked bowler in each white-ball codecs, she is anticipated to be in excessive demand.