England manager Sarina Wiegman has named Bethany England in her 23-player squad to take to the FIFA Women's World Cup but Beth Mead misses out.
Arsenal forward Mead, Player of the Tournament as the Lionesses won Euro 2022 last summer, has been out since November with a ruptured ACL injury. She has lost her race against fitness, while Steph Houghton also misses out on a recall. Spurs forward England does return to the international fold, after a fine run of form since her transfer from Chelsea in January.
Centre-back Millie Bright, who hasn't featured for Chelsea since March, is included while Lucy Bronze has also overcome her recent knee problem to make the final squad. Captain Leah Williamson was already ruled out of the tournament in Australia and New Zealand, that gets under way on July 20, after rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament for Arsenal last month.
