London, June 19 -- England might be without skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt against Scotland on Saturday but Sophie Ecclestone insists vice-captain Charlie Dean is a perfect replacement.

Sciver-Brunt has been ruled out of the next two matches at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 after a recurrence of a troublesome calf injury, according to an ICC Media release.

That issue had kept her out of recent series against New Zealand and India, both of which England won under Dean, but she appeared in fine form when the tournament began.

A fluent 46 not out helped push England past the 200 mark against Sri Lanka in the tournament opener and she backed that up with an excellent 48 against Ireland before retiring hurt.

As a result, Dean is back in the...