# England Women scrap West Indies Test to prioritise preparations for 2027 Women's Ashes > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/1314554 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 3 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 11, 2026, 2:33 PM · Read it: England Women have adjusted their schedule by dropping a Test match against the West Indies in April. This change aims to provide more preparation time ahead of the Women's Ashes Test against Australia in June 2027. Instead, the England and Wales Cricket Board has planned three T20 Internationals and three One-Day Internationals for the tour. England will play four multi-day matches in home conditions for better red-ball experience. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 7:40 AM: [England scrap West Indies Test for red-ball Ashes prep at home]() — Sky Sports (Sports, United Kingdom) England have scrapped a women's Test match in West Indies this spring with the majority of their red-ball preparations ahead of the 2027 Ashes to take place at home. - Nov 11, 2026, 10:12 AM: [England women scrap West Indies Test to prioritise Ashes preparation]() — ESPNcricinfo (Sports) The West Indies fixtures, listed on the ICC's Future Tours Programme for April and May, will now feature only three T20Is and three ODIs - Nov 11, 2026, 2:33 PM: [England Women scrap West Indies Test to prioritise preparations for 2027 Women's Ashes]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) England Women have adjusted their schedule by dropping a Test match against the West Indies in April. This change aims to provide more preparation time ahead of the Women's Ashes Test against Australia in June 2027. Instead, the England and Wales Cricket Board has planned three T20 Internationals and three One-Day Internationals for the tour. England will play four multi-day matches in home conditions for better red-ball experience.