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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Raf Nicholson

England Women’s Charlie Dean is major doubt for opening T20 in India

Charlie Dean
Charlie Dean picked up a stomach bug during the England A series. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images/Reuters

England Women may have to do without Charlie Dean in their Twenty20 series opener against India on Wednesday, after the off-spinner picked up a stomach bug during the recent England A series with India.

Jon Lewis, the England head coach, had hoped to deploy the 22-year-old as a third spin option during the tour, but the captain, Heather Knight, said Dean was still recovering from illness and that it was in doubt whether she would be fit for the opener in Mumbai on Wednesday.

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