West Indies likely without champion all-rounder for third ODI

The West Indies will likely be without the services of star all-rounder Hayley Matthews in the third ODI against England as she recovers from a left shoulder injury sustained on the tour.

Matthews went down in the field in the first ODI of the series last Friday in Derby, with the injury keeping her out of the second match in Leicester, as the hosts cruised to victory to claim the series with a match in hand.

Matthews has left the camp to see a specialist on Thursday.

"She's going to London tomorrow morning, so we'll know more then," West Indies Women's head coach Shane Deitz said after his side's defeat on Wednesday night.

"Hopefully we'll get some good news tomorrow."

Matthews absence was telling in the second ODI, as her side fell by 143 runs. The star all-rounder also claimed Player of the Series honours in the T20I leg of the tour in spite of a clean sweep defeat, and has been nominated for ICC Women's Player of the Month honours for May.

The tourists are hoping to welcome back Qiana Joseph for the final match in Taunton, having missed the second ODI.

"I was hoping she'd be okay today (for the second match), but she got on the team bus and looked terrible so we sent her back to bed," Deitz added.

"Hopefully she'll come good in a couple of days. She played really good the other day. She's getting better as time goes on in the team so fingers crossed.

"I'm pretty sure she'll be right for the next game."