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Due to a concussion,
England legspinner Sarah Glenn will miss the first two ODIs and the rest of the
T20I series against New Zealand.
In the third T20I in Nelson, Glenn suffered a concussion after landing hard
after dropping a catch. She didn’t leave the pitch right away; she returned to
bowl the following over before taking off. Holly Armitage replaced her at the
end of the inning.
Glenn did not
participate in the fourth Twenty20 International in Wellington. If she is
available for the final ODI in Hamilton on April 7, she might be able to play
one more match on the trip.
“She will now follow the ECB Graded Return to Play Protocols and will miss
at least the fourth (27 March) and fifth (29 March) IT20 matches as well as the
first two ODIs (1 April and 4 April),” an ECB statement said. “No
replacement has been called up to the squad at this point.”
Following the
release of the players who had played in the WPL, England were free to send
Sophie Ecclestone, a top spinner, to Wellington to replace Glenn. Ecclestone
was joined by Danni Wyatt, Nat Sciver-Brunt, and Alice Capsey in the fourth
Twenty20 international, which saw England win by a resounding 47 runs to seal
the series.
Charlie Dean, an off-spinner, took four wickets. If all three are fit, England
can field a potent spin attack with Dean, Ecclestone, and Glenn, with skipper
Heather Knight as a backup. This is encouraging for England’s chances in the
T20 World Cup in Bangladesh.
After skipper Sophie
Devine had a quad strain in Wellington, she was only able to play one over and
did not bat, raising concerns about her own injuries. To ascertain the severity
of the injuries, Devine will have an MRI scan on Thursday.
“Probably just a small niggle,” Devine said at the post-match
presentation. “Just looking ahead with the one-dayers being really
important with WC [World Championship] points. I probably wanted to get back
out there but someone with a bit more of a rational brain kept me off.”