England star ruled out of Australia clash

England have been dealt a blow ahead of their first T20I tri-series match against Australia on Friday, with pace spearhead Anya Shrubsole ruled out with a right shoulder injury

Shrubsole landed awkwardly on the joint during a warm-up match at Mumbai's Brabourne Stadium on Tuesday, but the news wasn't as bad as initially feared with scans revealing a shoulder strain.

It's enough to keep the right-arm pace bowler out of Friday's match, but England are hopeful she will return for their second match against India on Sunday.

"She's not going to be available tomorrow," Knight confirmed ahead of Australia training on Thursday.

"But the scans show there's no serious damage so hopefully she makes it for the next game."

Shrubsole's injury means England will be without three of their biggest stars against Australia on Friday. Fellow pace star Katherine Brunt has already been ruled out of the tour due to a back injury picked up during her stint with the Scorchers in the Rebel WBBL, while wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor has been rested from the series.

Rather than focusing on the missing players Knight said series was an opportunity for England to figure out their best T20I XI and take a look at new players. England's three uncapped squad members are a chance to make their international debuts against Australia on Friday.

"The goal on this tour for us is to know a little more about a few players and what potentially our XI is going to look like at the World T20 in November," Knight said.

"We've got an inexperienced side and with that can come some inconsistency but I'm also really excited to see how we'll go.

"The new girls have been brilliant, they've really put their names forward for selections and that's what we want.

"There's some exciting cricketers there, Kate George is a left-arm quick, Bryony Smith at the top of the order hits ball hard and Alice Davidson-Richards in middle order gives it a whack and is handy with the ball."

Last time England and Australia met was in the final match of the Ashes last November.

Australia retained trophy in the multi-format series with two T20Is to go but Knight's team finished on a high note, winning the final two T20s and ensuring the series finished tied at eight points apiece.

It was also the last time the England squad played together, and their captain says they'll draw confidence from the way they finished the series down under.

"We were rapt to finish the Ashes with a 2-1 T20 series win," Knight said.

"It was a really exciting way to end the Ashes tour, so hopefully we take some momentum from that."

Commonwealth Bank Tour of India

Australia T20 squad: Meg Lanning (c), Rachael Haynes (vc), Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonassen, Delissa Kimmince, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Naomi Stalenberg, Elyse Villani, Amanda-Jade Wellington

India T20I squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Mithali Raj, Veda Krishnamurthy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Anuja Patil, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Ekta Bisht, Jhulan Goswami, Shikha Pandey, Pooja Vastrakar, Rumeli Dhar, Mona Meshram.

England T20I squad: Heather Knight (c), Tammy Beaumont, Kate Cross, Alice Davidson-Richards, Sophie Ecclestone, Tash Farrant, Katie George, Jenny Gunn, Alex Hartley, Danielle Hazell, Amy Jones, Anya Shrubsole, Bryony Smith, Nat Sciver, Fran Wilson, Danni Wyatt

Warm-up match Australia beat India A by 321 runs. Report

Warm-up match Australia beat India A by seven wickets. Report

ODI series

First ODI Australia won by eight wickets. Scorecard

Second ODI Australia won by 60 runs. Scorecard

Third ODI Australia won by 97 runs. Scorecard

T20I tri-series

First T20I Australia defeated India by six wickets. Scorecard

Second T20I Australia v England, Brabourne Stadium, March 23. Live Coverage

Third T20I India v England, Brabourne Stadium, March 25. Live Coverage

Fourth T20I Australia v India, Brabourne Stadium, March 26. Live Coverage

Fifth T20I Australia v England, Brabourne Stadium, March 28. Live Coverage

Sixth T20I India v England, Brabourne Stadium, March 29. Live Coverage

Final Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, March 31. Live Coverage