Cricket-Australia's Mooney to miss Women's Ashes with fractured jaw

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - Women’s Ashes - Test Match - England v Australia - The Coopers Associates County Ground, Taunton, Britain - July 20, 2019 Australia's Beth Mooney in action Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra

(Reuters) - Cricket Australia said on Tuesday batter Beth Mooney will miss the Women's Ashes series against England after fracturing her jaw in training.

Mooney, the world's top ranked Twenty20 batter, will undergo surgery later in the day after being hit in training on Monday, with her return date to be confirmed after the operation.