Former England cricketer and TV pundit Alex Hartley says she has been “frolicked to dry” by the present England crew after she questioned their health ranges.

The previous spinner claimed present bowler Sophie Ecclestone refused a TV interview together with her forward of the primary Ladies’s Ashes T20 on Monday.

Hartley, who received the World Cup with England again in 2017, got here out and criticised England’s health again in October once they suffered an early exit within the T20 World Cup following a shock loss to West Indies in Dubai.

She stated that among the England gamers have been “letting their crew down” with their health

As England slumped to a defeat on Monday which handed Australia an unassailable 8-0 lead within the Ladies’s Ashes, Hartley stated Ecclestone had refused to talk to her because the crew continued to offer her the “chilly shoulder”.

“I have been frolicked to dry by the England crew: none of them will speak to me on the boundary edge,” Hartley informed the BBC’s Check Match Particular.

“The rationale I stated that they weren’t as match as Australia is as a result of I would like them to compete with Australia, I would like them to be higher than Australia, and I would like them to win Ashes and World Cups. I am giving my opinion, and I have been given the chilly shoulder from the England crew ever since.

“Not all of them have given me the chilly shoulder. I do not need to say that they’ve all been the identical, as a result of they have not. Among the gamers have been completely excellent: I’ve spoken to them on the street, on the floor, wherever. However just a few people – coaches, gamers – they actually have not checked out me.”

Hartley believes that her feedback on the aspect’s health have upset head coach Jon Lewis and the squad however insists that if it is not a normal health downside among the many squad, the difficulty have to be the “athleticism of some”.

“I’ve upset them, clearly,” she added.

“Jon Lewis has come out and stated there is not an issue with health in his squad, there is not an issue with health within the England surroundings. They clearly assume I am fully incorrect for my part – which is okay, completely positive. I am entitled to my opinions, and so they’re entitled to theirs.

“It is my job to say if I see one thing that must be higher, and I did, however the way in which that I have been handled since I believe is completely unfair. However they’ll say that my feedback have been unfair, so if that is the way in which our relationship goes to be transferring forwards, then so be it… If health is not an issue, then it is athleticism from just a few, is not it?”

Jones: England have ‘lots of love’ for Hartley

England wicketkeeper Amy Jones pressured the crew nonetheless have “lots of love” for Hartley regardless of her feedback, including that she “would not assume it’s the case” her former team-mate has been shunned.

“It is a disgrace to learn that,” Jones informed reporters in Australia. “All of us respect that commentators have their opinions and it is Alex’s job to say how she feels, and all of us respect that.

“Hartley’s an awesome character and now we have lots of love for her within the group, so I undoubtedly do not assume that is the case.”

Former England captain Nasser Hussain additionally addressed the fallout from Hartley’s feedback on the most recent Sky Sports activities Cricket podcast, saying: “I assumed what Alex Hartley stated was fairly honest.”

Hussain, who himself had the odd run-in with the media throughout his enjoying profession – together with famously holding three fingers as much as the commentary field at Lord’s after scoring a century batting at No 3 in an ODI remaining towards India in 2002 – added: “It is a part of her job to name it as she sees it. And it is a part of you to react.

“I have been there, with three fingers held as much as [Ian] Botham, [Bob] Willis and [Jonathan] Agnew.

“It is also a part of your duty to do the media. However I’ve identified the odd participant within the males’s sport truly who will ask the query, ‘who’s doing the interview?’

“She questioned the health and the fielding particularly. And clearly sure members of the crew have reacted poorly to that.”

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