Sophie Ecclestone hailed England team-mate Nat Sciver-Brunt as “one of the greatest of all time” after her match-winning knock within the first T20 of their tour of South Africa.
Sciver-Brunt’s 59 from 54 balls helped rescue the vacationers from 65-4 to chase down 143 in a jittery four-wicket win within the series-opening conflict in East London.
The 2 groups sq. off once more within the second T20 in Benoni on Wednesday – reside on Sky Sports activities Cricket from 3.40pm (first ball, 4pm) – and, talking on the Sky Sports activities Cricket Podcast, Ecclestone sung the praises of Sciver-Brunt.
“I think Nat will go down in history as one of the best all-rounders in the world, one of the greatest of all time,” Ecclestone stated.
“She proves day in, day out, how good she can be and how because she is with the bat and the ball. Hopefully she can continue that.”
Ecclestone did, nevertheless, admit that England weren’t but at their greatest in that opening win over the Proteas in East London, agreeing with head coach Jon Lewis’ sentiment that it was solely a “six-and-a-half out of 10” efficiency.
Lewis’ facet need to bounce again from a disappointing group-stage exit on the 2024 Ladies’s T20 World Cup in October, with a Ladies’s Ashes tour of Australia looming within the new 12 months.
“We’ve had some tough conversations on how to get better as a team,” Ecclestone stated. “It has just been about how we play as a team and how we want to go about it. It’s about how well we perform under pressure.
“In these robust video games, typically we do not play our greatest cricket.
“We’re always looking to improve… obviously, we’re trying to catch up to the Aussies, who are still a bit ahead of us.
“There is no time to dwell on issues, we have got to get again to enjoying our greatest cricket, with the Ashes arising.”
Ecclestone ‘harm’ by Capsey exclusion after T20 World Cup
One participant, specifically, who struggled for kind in England’s short-lived Ladies’s T20 World Cup marketing campaign was Alice Capsey, the 20-year-old prodigious batting expertise returning solely 29 runs off 35 balls confronted for her three innings at No 3 within the match.
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England spinner Sophie Ecclestone says she has informed Alice Capsey to ‘keep sturdy and constructive’ after being dropped from the facet
Capsey’s struggles resulted in her being dropped for the T20 leg of the tour of South Africa earlier than being reinstated as a result of damage considerations throughout the squad, however she didn’t play within the opening win over the Proteas.
“When she got dropped, it hurt me,” Ecclestone stated. “It felt like I’d been dropped; my best friend, my little sister not being picked for an England tour, I was absolutely gutted for her.
“Everyone knows how superb she is. I really feel like we neglect how younger she is, she’s 20 years outdated and has come straight into an expert surroundings, into World Cups.
“I played my debut in front of 2,000 people at Bristol, and she’s coming in playing in Ashes series at a sold-out Lord’s.
“I am attempting to maintain a smile on her face and get her again on this workforce, as a result of I like enjoying alongside her for England.”
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Smale and Macdonald-Homosexual be a part of England squad in South Africa
Wicketkeeper-batter Seren Smale and seamer Ryana MacDonald-Homosexual have been referred to as as much as England touring squads of South Africa.
Wicketkeeper Seren Smale has been added to the England T20 and Check squads in South Africa
Smale has been added to each the T20 and Check squads as cowl for Amy Jones, following the withdrawal of Bess Heath to a fractured thumb. MacDonald-Homosexual has solely been added to the Check squad.
The pair, aged 19 and 20 years outdated respectively, each made their senior worldwide debuts as a part of England tour of Eire in September.
Neither participant has been added to the ODI squad.
England in South Africa fixtures (all reside on Sky Sports activities)
All instances UK and Eire
T20 collection
- First T20 (East London): England gained by 4 wickets
- Second T20: Wednesday November 27 (4pm, Benoni)
- Third T20: Saturday November 30 (4pm, Centurion)
ODI collection
- First ODI: Wednesday December 4 (12pm, Kimberley)
- Second ODI: Sunday December 8 (8am, Durban)
- Third ODI: Wednesday December 11 (12pm, Potchefstroom)
Check match
- One-off Check: Sunday December 15 – Wednesday December 18 (8am, Bloemfontein)
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