England Cancels West Indies Test, Prioritizing Domestic Ashes Preparation
England has cancelled a women’s Test match in the West Indies this spring, shifting the bulk of its red-ball preparations to support the 2027 Ashes, which will be hosted at home.
Charlotte Edwards’ side were originally scheduled to play cricket across all three formats in the Caribbean in April, but the tour will now feature three one-day internationals and several T20 matches.
An ECB statement read that there is “insufficient time to accommodate the Test match” within the tour calendar, which will begin following the first round of Metro Bank One Day Cup matches during which all England players will participate.
Exact dates will be announced by Cricket West Indies in due course.
England women head coach Charlotte Edwards will see her squad play four red-ball matches ahead of the Women’s Ashes Test at Headingley next June
A four-day Test at Headingley is set to begin on June 24–27, marking the kickoff of next summer’s Women’s Ashes series.
England, who have not won a home women’s Test since 2005 and failed to secure victory in the multi-format Ashes series since 2014, will travel to India in January for a ten-day red-ball training camp.
A host of multi-day matches are then scheduled for the home summer. Plans feature a three-dayer against Australia A in the run-up to the Ashes Test in Leeds and several intra-squad best-vs-best matches to build competition for places.
Amy Jones hit two fifties in this summer’s Women’s Test at Lord’s but England still suffered a heavy defeat
ECB chief executive Richard Gould said: “We are all hugely excited by the prospect of England Women taking on Australia Women in their Ashes Test at Headingley.”
“It will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of the summer and is worth four points in the multi-format series, so it is important that our players have the right preparation leading into the match and are given the best chance to succeed.”
Gould added: “Best versus best in English conditions provides a valuable opportunity for the team.”
“It also allows us to assess our strength in depth, give opportunities to more players and get a number of competitive multi-day cricket matches across a longer period into the wider group.”
“We appreciate the constructive conversations with Cricket West Indies that have enabled us to look forward to an exciting tour of the Caribbean before focusing our attentions back on our home summer.”
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