# England cancel Windies Test in favour of home Ashes warm-ups

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/england-cancel-windies-test-in-favour-of-home-ashes-warm-ups/
- Published: 2026-11-11T14:46:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T15:28:04+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c5zjrympwrlmo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Sport, UK, World

## Key points

- England have dropped the West Indies Test from their April tour.
- Four red-ball matches will build towards the Ashes Test at Headingley.
- The revised Caribbean tour will feature three T20s and three ODIs.

## Summary

England have cancelled the women’s Test scheduled in the West Indies in April and will use a series of red-ball matches in the UK to prepare for next summer’s Ashes. The ECB says the change is a performance decision intended to give Nat Sciver-Brunt’s team the best chance of beating Australia.

The Ashes Test is at Headingley from 24 to 27 June and is worth four points in the multi-format series. England plan four preparatory matches, including a three-day game against Australia A and three intra-squad fixtures, alongside a red-ball training camp in Bangalore in January. The West Indies tour will now comprise three T20s and three one-day internationals; West Indies have not played a women’s Test since 2004.

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