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Sophie Ecclestone will make her England comeback in Wednesday\u2019s T20 series opener against India, with captain Heather Knight declaring the spinner \u201cfit and firing\u201d after four months out.<\/p>\n

The world number one white-ball bowler needed surgery after dislocating her shoulder in August while taking part in the Hundred, missing the home series against Sri Lanka and the Women\u2019s Big Bash League in Australia.<\/p>\n

But she stepped up her recovery during England\u2019s recent training camp in Oman and is ready to return to action at Mumbai\u2019s Wankhede Stadium.<\/p>\n

\u201cSophie has missed a bit of cricket with the injury she had but she\u2019s going to be fit and firing, so I\u2019m looking forward to seeing her bowl,\u201d Knight said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think bowling will be an issue, she\u2019s been doing really well, but fielding there might be a bit of nervousness. I\u2019ve had injuries myself where it\u2019s about getting over trusting your body.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure in the heat of battle Sophie will be fine, she\u2019s tracking really well in training, diving around and things like that, but we\u2019ll keep a close eye on her because she\u2019s obviously a key player for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

England have not toured India since 2019 but Knight was among a handful of players who played in the country\u2019s inaugural Women\u2019s Premier League and believes it is the perfect place for her side to develop.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels a long time since we\u2019ve been to India, but now the WPL is a staple in the calendar there\u2019s going to be a lot of cricket here for English players,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always feel I learn a lot about my game playing in Indian conditions. It really tests you as a cricketer in terms of skill level, how you deal with the noise, the heat and the other things that tend to happen in Indian tours.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a really good place to accelerate development and I\u2019m excited to see how we cope with it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really excited to see what sort of crowd we get too. Hopefully we get a few in after the WPL earlier in the year and we can silence the crowd, if there is one.\u201d<\/p>\n

England have one doubt for the series opener, with Charlie Dean set to sit out due to illness.<\/p>\n

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