Alex Hartley: England World Cup winner announces retirement from cricket

Alex Hartley (centre) helped England triumph the 2017 World Cup erstwhile they bushed India successful the final

England spinner Alex Hartley has announced she volition discontinue from cricket astatine the extremity of The Hundred.

Hartley took a interruption from cricket successful May to absorption connected her intelligence wellness earlier returning for The Hundred with Welsh Fire earlier this month.

"I can't judge it," Hartley, who past played for England successful 2019, told BBC's 'No Balls' podcast.

Hartley has played 28 one-day internationals and 4 T20s for England, helping them triumph the World Cup connected location ungraded successful 2017.

She has played 3 times and taken 2 wickets successful the radical stages of The Hundred with Welsh Fire, who beryllium 2nd successful the array and are guaranteed a spot successful the knockout rounds up of Tuesday's lucifer against Northern Superchargers.

More to follow.