Overview
- Sciver-Brunt, whose scans on Wednesday confirmed a recurrence of the left-calf strain she first suffered in April, will miss England’s group matches against Scotland and the West Indies.
- Off-spinner Charlie Dean will captain the side in Sciver-Brunt’s absence and take on match-day leadership duties for the immediate fixtures.
- England are preparing a short-term batting reshuffle with Sophia Dunkley likely to be recalled to the XI to cover Sciver-Brunt’s runs at No.3.
- Sciver-Brunt will remain with the England squad to undergo rehab and monitoring and the team are hopeful she could return for the final group game against New Zealand and the knockout stage if fit.
- The ECB has separately named a 15-player Test squad for the Lord’s Test beginning July 10 that retains Sciver-Brunt as Test captain while omitting white-ball vice-captain Charlie Dean, underscoring current workload and selection trade-offs.