Fleming to captain Canada against host England at Arnold Clark Cup

In the absence of Christine Sinclair, midfielder Jessie Fleming will captain Canada against England on Thursday at the Arnold Clark Cup.

Sinclair, the world's all-time leading goal-scorer, is not with the Canadian team in England due to the recent death of her mother.

Just 23, Fleming has already won 94 caps for Canada and helped England's Chelsea fill its trophy cabinet.

Wednesday's match sees the sixth-ranked Canadians face No. 8 England at Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough.

After England, the Canadians face No. 3 Germany on Sunday in Norwich and No. 9 Spain next Wednesday in Wolverhampton.