'We All Have Huge Sympathy': Why England Cricket Ready to Fund West Indies Test

'We all have huge sympathy': Why England cricket ready to fund West Indies Test

The ECB could provide financial support to Cricket West Indies to ensure England’s women play a Test in the Caribbean next spring. The match is viewed as vital preparation for the 2027 Ashes, with England seeking more red-ball cricket. Despite CWI’s financial difficulties and recent cost-cutting measures, the Test and wider multi-format tour remain on schedule.

ECB will 'look at' funding West Indies Test if required, says Richard Thompson

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will “look at” the unusual step of funding a women’s Test in the West Indies next year in order to aid England’s Ashes preparations.

ECB will ‘look at’ funding Windies Test if needed

  THE England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) would “look at” the unusual step of funding a women’s Test in the West Indies next year in order to aid England’s Ashes preparations. The Test in the Caribbean, part of a multi-format series in the spring of 2027, was announced in 2024 and is scheduled before […]