‘I’ve been hung out to dry’ – BBC pundit fumes at England women’s team after they refused to speak to her

ALEX HARTLEY has revealed that she has been snubbed by England cricket stars.

The erstwhile spinner, 31, was portion of England's Women's World Cup-winning squad successful 2018.

In her caller relation arsenic a BBC pundit, Hartley criticised her aged team's fittingness levels pursuing a daze decision to the West Indies successful October.

England person since flopped successful the Women's Ashes, with Australia comfortably racing into an unassailable 4-0 pb Down Under.

Hartley has since revealed that bowler Sophie Ecclestone refused to execute a TV interrogation with her up of Monday's action.

Having claimed that immoderate members of the squad were "letting their squad down with their fitness" past year, Hartley present says that she is getting the "cold shoulder".

Speaking connected Test Match Special, she said: "I've been hung retired to adust by the England team: nary of them volition speech to maine connected the bound edge."

Explaining wherefore she said what she did, Hartley added: "The crushed I said that they were not arsenic acceptable arsenic Australia is due to the fact that I privation them to vie with Australia, I privation them to beryllium amended than Australia, and I privation them to triumph Ashes and World Cups.

"I'm giving my opinion, and I've been fixed the acold enarthrosis from the England squad ever since.

"Not each of them person fixed maine the acold shoulder. I don't privation to accidental that they've each been the same, due to the fact that they haven't.

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"Some of the players person been perfectly outstanding: I've spoken to them successful the street, astatine the ground, wherever. But a fewer individuals - coaches, players - they virtually haven't looked astatine me."

Hartley past added that England manager Jon Lewis disagrees with her stance.

She went on: "I've upset them, clearly. Jon Lewis has travel retired and said determination isn't a occupation with fittingness successful his squad, determination isn't a occupation with fittingness successful the England environment.

"They evidently deliberation I'm wholly incorrect successful my sentiment - which is fine, perfectly fine. I'm entitled to my opinions, and they're entitled to theirs.

"It's my occupation to accidental if I spot thing that needs to beryllium better, and I did, but the mode that I've been treated since I deliberation is wholly unfair.

"But they volition accidental that my comments were unfair, truthful if that's the mode our narration is going to beryllium moving forwards, past truthful beryllium it… If fittingness isn't a problem, past it's athleticism from a few, isn't it?"

She aboriginal added connected societal media: "To beryllium clear, determination are immoderate members of the England squad who person been truly disappointing, but by nary means all.

"For some, friendships stay unchanged. For others, I’ve been shocked and amazed by their response."

Action is acceptable to resume successful Canberra this Thursday.