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England have been left to rue several big moments in their four-wicket loss to start the women's Ashes, leaving them playing from behind in Australia.
England have conceded Sophie Ecclestone couldn't have dropped an easier catch if she tried, after spilling a crucial chance in their Ashes opener against Australia.
With the hosts 6-183 chasing 205 for victory, Ashleigh Gardner presented Ecclestone with a gift when she hit a Lauren Bell full toss straight to mid off.
But instead of completing the easy chance, Ecclestone went to ground after taking the ball, had it spill out of her hands and Gardner survived.
Australia took 17 runs from the next eight balls, and the game was over. The hosts had a 2-0 points lead in the multi-format series.
"I don't think she could have done that again if she tried," Bell conceded afterwards.
"She hit her elbows (on the ground) and it popped out. I was celebrating. I was sure.
"Sophie doesn't drop many catches, it's very rare to see a Sophie Ecclestone drop. I think she had it,
"But it is what it is. People drop catches."
Making matters worse for England was that the chance came just after Tahlia McGrath had been out for two off 14 balls, opening up Australia's tail.
"I don't think I can say if we would have won or not, I can't see into the future," Bell conceded.
"It could have changed the game, it could have not. We'll never know."
Gardner also admitted she immediately thought she was dismissed, before seeing the ball roll along the ground.
The allrounder then finished unbeaten on 42 as Australia claimed a four-wicket win with 67 balls to spare.
"I definitely thought I was out," Gardner said.
"To get that kind of ball and hit the shot I did was disappointing.
"I probably shouldn't have tried to be too technically correct and just tried to hit it into the stands.
"Some of those moments where you just need some luck on your side. I feel like with my batting I have been pretty luckless recently."
Ecclestone's drop also wasn't the only easy chance England offered, with Ellyse Perry hitting a ball straight down Alice Capsey's throat in the deep, only for it to be put down.
That proved less costly, with Perry adding only seven more runs before being trapped lbw by Bell on 14.
England's batting was their other major problem at North Sydney on Sunday, with several players in their top and middle order guilty of throwing wickets away.
No player passed 50, while captain Heather Knight top scored with 39, before playing the worst shot of the lot when trying to slog-sweep a Gardner ball from wide outside off into the wind and being caught at cow corner.