Right-back replaced in squad by Alessia RussoBronze says she will miss first
England game in five yearsEngland will have to defend the SheBelieves Cup without their talismanic European Player of the Year Lucy Bronze, after the right-back withdrew from the squad with a calf injury.
The Lionesses are due to fly to the US on Sunday for the friendly tournament at which they play the world champions the
USA for the first time since losing to them in a
World Cup semi-final, before facing
Japan and Spain. Phil Neville’s side hope to turn a corner after a poor run since that defeat. They have won twice since, with less-than-convincing victories in Portugal and the Czech Republic not enough to cover a string of below-par performances.