England Players Won't Be Distracted By WPL Auction During 2nd T20I vs India: Amy Jones

England will remain focused on their upcoming second women's T20I against India, undeterred by the concurrent off-field excitement of the Women's Premier League auction, wicketkeeper-batter Amy Jones said on Friday. Leading 1-0 in a three-match series, England will take on India just a few hours after the auction begins for the five WPL franchises. "We had a very similar situation in the (T20) World Cup which was just completely new for us as a group, obviously (the) first auction ever in women's cricket,” Jones recalled about the last WPL auction in February.

It was during their T20 World Cup clash against Ireland on February 13, when the auction for the first edition was held.

“I do not know if it was a challenge last year -- it was something new to consider as a group -- this year it will be lot simpler having done it before.

"Our attention will be on the game as much as possible,” she said ahead of England's training session here on Friday.

The wicketkeeper-batter said the lessons from last year will hold her side in good stead as England look to seal the three-match series.

England won the first match by 38 runs to take a 1-0 lead.

“(A) bit of learning from last year, obviously. A completely new experience for everyone and we did sit down as a group to try and address issues that might come off it,” Jones said.

“It was always going to be probably going to be a distraction last year but hoping (that) this year will be a bit more relaxed,” she said.

With England spinners producing a better show in the first game, Jones hoped for more turn in the pitches going forward in the series.

“(Sarah) Glenn and Soph (Sophie Ecclestone) bowled really well. They like to keep it quite simple, attack the stumps as much as possible,”