Millie Bright said she has “no concerns at all” about being ready for the World Cup and believes she is slightly ahead of schedule in her recovery from her knee injury. “The number of minutes I’ve played before this has been ridiculous,” said the England captain. “I feel physically and mentally fresher than I’ve ever felt. Just based on the amount I’ve played it’s been a blessing that I’m recovering. I’ve been putting in the work and I’ll be doing that until the tournament, so I have no concerns at all.” Bright, who has replaced injured Leah Williamson as captain for the World Cup, said her knee is “really good” after she trained separately from the team at the Lionesses’ St George’s Park training base on Tuesday. “It’s hard for everyone on the outside because today was the first time you’ve seen me out on the pitch, but I’ve actually been out there since [last week],” she said. “I’ve just been training individually, ticking the boxes to prepare me for when I can return to the team.” Bright injured her knee in the first leg of Chelsea’s Champions League quarter-final with Lyon in March. “I think we are a little bit ahead, but there’s a big chunk of time before the first game so we are really confident and everything is going exactly the way we want it to go,” said Bright. The send-off game against Portugal on Saturday at Milton Keynes will come “a little bit too soon” though.