Canberra, Dec 7 (TIWN) Australia's left-arm spinner Sophie Molineux has suffered a stress fracture to her right foot, ruling her out of the blockbuster multi-format women's series against England, beginning with the one-off Test at Canberra from January 27.

Molineux picked up the injury during the closing stages of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) in Australia, according to Australian Team Doctor, Pip Inge.  "Sophie sustained a stress fracture to her right foot during the last week of the WBBL. She is currently offloading in a moon boot and a return to play plan has been developed in conjunction with Cricket Victoria and Cricket Australia medical staff," Inge said.