Australia’s captain Alyssa Healy will miss the World Cup game against bitter rivals England on Wednesday night due to a calf injury.

Healy, who has made centuries in each of the past two games of the tournament against India and Bangladesh, strained her calf at training on Saturday, and has not recovered sufficiently to be considered for the England game.

Deputy Tahlia McGrath will captain in Healy’s absence, while the selectors will also need to reconsider the batting order.

Beth Mooney is the likely substitute for Healy with the wicket-keeping gloves.

“Really unfortunate there for Midge with just a slight calf strain, but we know we’ve got some options,” Australia coach Shelley Nitschke said of Healy.

“We’re just going to keep assessing her day by day, and give her every opportunity

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