Women's Ashes: 17 years after Jhulan Goswami, Sophie Ecclestone rattles Aussies with 10-fer

Updated : Jun 26, 2023 10:29
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England's Sophie Ecclestone achieved a rare feat on Sunday when she completed her 5-fer versus Australia in the second innings of the only Test in the ongoing Women's Ashes series. 

With Darcie Brown's wicket in the 79th over, Ecclestone took her first 10-wicket haul in Tests, becoming only the fourth English woman to do so. 

It took 17 years since India's Jhulan Goswami rattled the English to take 10/78 in 2006, for Ecclestone to do the same in the most crucial Test for her side. 

In the first innings, the 24-year-old returned figures of 5/129, with wickets of skipper Alyssa Healy, Tahlia McGrath, Jess Jonassen, Kim Garth and Darcie Brown. 

Returning in the 3rd innings, Ecclestone recreated her magic, but this time with better figures of 5/65. She stumped Healy, Jonassen and Brown once more along with opener Beth Mooney and middle-order batter Annabel Sutherland. 

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