Lord's to host women's Test for first time

England will look India successful nan first ever women's Test lucifer to beryllium held astatine Lord's successful 2026.

It will beryllium England's first location Test since nan 2023 Ashes, erstwhile Australia won astatine Trent Bridge.

That was a five-day Test, compared to nan accustomed women's format of 4 days, but nan long of nan Lord's lucifer is yet to beryllium confirmed.

Heather Knight's Test broadside faced India successful Mumbai successful December 2023, and besides recreation to South Africa this wintertime for another.

They will besides play a Test during nan distant Ashes circuit of 2025, which will beryllium hosted astatine nan Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Women's Tests are played rarely, usually arsenic one-off Tests scheduled into a longer white-ball series.

But India person precocious shown a desire for much Tests, having faced England, South Africa and Australia successful nan past 3 years.

White-ball matches are regularly staged astatine Lord's, including England's historical World Cup triumph successful 2017, past year's Ashes T20 and nan T20 against New Zealand earlier this summer.

Captain Knight is England's astir knowledgeable Test player, pinch 12 caps.