LORD’S will host its first women’s Test in 2026, with Heather Knight’s side taking on India at the home of cricket, it was announced today.

There will be a women’s Test next summer, with 14 white-ball games against the touring West Indies and India teams, but Marylebone Cricket Club has announced the landmark fixture will take place the following year.

Lord’s has hosted England Women in limited-overs games in each of the past three seasons, and will do so again in 2024. The last women’s Test in England took place at Trent Bridge during the Women’s Ashes Test and a historic return fixture at the Melbourne Cricket Ground is already inked in for the new year.