Sophie Ecclestone to miss remainder of England Women's tour of India due to injury
Tuesday 26 February 2019 13:34, UK
Sophie Ecclestone will miss the rest of England Women's tour of India after fracturing the fifth metacarpal on her right hand.
The left-arm spinner sustained the injury in the warm-up ahead of the second one-day international on Monday and will now fly home.
Scans confirmed the extent of the injury, with Ecclestone also set to miss the forthcoming tour of Sri Lanka.
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England, who are already without Laura Marsh and Kirstie Gordon due to injury, will name a replacement for Ecclestone after Thursday's third ODI in Mumbai.
Heather Knight's side have already lost the one-day series, trailing 2-0 with one match to play, but will hope to fare better in the three-match T20I series that follows.
Focus then turns to Sri Lanka where England will again compete in an ODI and a T20I series, each comprising of three matches.
