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Nikita Parris made her 57th appearance for England when she came off the bench against Austria on SaturdayForward Nikita Parris has left the England squad the day before Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Latvia in order to take "a few days' rest".
The Football Association said she would return home after a "busy 14 months of domestic and international football".
Parris was a second-half substitute in the Lionesses' 1-0 victory over Austria on Saturday.
She is next scheduled to play for Arsenal in the delayed 2020-21 Women's FA Cup final against Chelsea on Sunday.
Head coach Sarina Wiegman will not call up a replacement.
Gunners boss Jonas Eidevall has previously expressed concern about the workload of players after Leah Williamson suffered a hamstring injury.
Wiegman has also previously said she is "concerned about the total programme of the players".
Meanwhile, England's open training session at Newcastle United's academy on Monday was cancelled because of a frozen pitch.
The FA was looking to arrange an alternative venue for a training session.
England, who host Latvia at Doncaster Rovers' Keepmoat Stadium on Tuesday (19:00 GMT), have won all five of their World Cup qualifying matches without conceding a goal.
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