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England will face India in the first ever Women\u2019s Test match to be held at Lord\u2019s in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will be England\u2019s first home Test since the 2023 Ashes, when Australia won at Trent Bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was a five-day Test, compared to the usual Women\u2019s format of four days but the period of the Lord\u2019s match is yet to be confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heather Knight\u2019s Test side faced India in Mumbai in December 2023 and also travel to South Africa this winter for another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They will also play a Test throughout the away Ashes tour of 2025, which will be hosted at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women\u2019s Tests are played rarely, usually as one-off Tests planned into a longer white-ball series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But India has recently shown a want for more Tests having faced England, South Africa and Australia in the last three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

White-ball matches are frequently staged at Lord\u2019s, including England\u2019s historic World Cup win in 2017, last year\u2019s Ashes T20 and the T20 against New Zealand earlier this summer.
Captain Knight is England\u2019s most experienced Test player, with 12 caps. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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