Injury rules Jess Jonassen out of Women's Cricket World Cup

Jonassen underwent minor knee surgery on her medial meniscus earlier this month but has failed to recover in time to compete in this week's WT20 INTL Series against New Zealand, which will serve as the team's final preparation ahead of their departure for India.

Renee Chappel replaces Jess Jonassen in Australia's Women's World Cup squad

Australia's Renee Chappell replaced Jess Jonassen for the ICC Women's World Cup to be held in India from Jan 31 to Feb 17.