England in the West Indies: Challenges for new coach Jon Lewis
England in the West Indies: Challenges for new coach Jon Lewis
West Indies v England (3 ODIs, 5 T20s ) Locations: Antigua and Barbados Dates: 4-22 December Coverage: Match reports and analysis on the BBC Sport website, which has both in its first 10 months of operation.
The T20 World Cup awaits in South Africa in February, before a dominating Australia come to England for a multi-format Ashes series in June and July.
The State of the Team is Lewis' first port of call after a disappointing summer in which they finished fourth at the Commonwealth Games and were swept 3-0 by India in a one-day international series.
It begins with a white ball tour of the Caribbean year, with England fac e in the West Indies in three ODIs followed by five T20s. The first ODI is in Antigua on Sunday.
It's unclear how challenging the West Indies will be, in particularly with all-round star Deandra Dottin stepping away from international play, but the tour should still be good for Lewis and captain Heather Knight as they prepare for the T20 World Cup.
How to combine youth and experience
England endured several painful moments over the summer, from New Zealand winning the medal in bronze in an eight-wicket thrashing at the Commonwealth Games to India Harmanpreet Kaur easily whipping their attack around Canterbury.
But it was an inexperienced England side who lacked their stars in Knight, Katherine Brunt and Nat Sciver. And while that was clearly a huge contributing factor to the results, they learned they couldn't afford to rely on them as heavily as they had been.
Knight has now recovered from a hip injury and is back to lead the team of the West Indies series, Sciver is back after taking a hiatus due to mental health issues and Brunt is set for the T20 leg of the tour.
"We have a really good mix of youth and experience, so bringing those players together is going to be important," Knight told the
West Indies v England (3 ODIs, 5 T20s ) Locations: Antigua and Barbados Dates: 4-22 December Coverage: Match reports and analysis on the BBC Sport website, which has both in its first 10 months of operation.
The T20 World Cup awaits in South Africa in February, before a dominating Australia come to England for a multi-format Ashes series in June and July.
The State of the Team is Lewis' first port of call after a disappointing summer in which they finished fourth at the Commonwealth Games and were swept 3-0 by India in a one-day international series.
It begins with a white ball tour of the Caribbean year, with England fac e in the West Indies in three ODIs followed by five T20s. The first ODI is in Antigua on Sunday.
It's unclear how challenging the West Indies will be, in particularly with all-round star Deandra Dottin stepping away from international play, but the tour should still be good for Lewis and captain Heather Knight as they prepare for the T20 World Cup.
How to combine youth and experience
England endured several painful moments over the summer, from New Zealand winning the medal in bronze in an eight-wicket thrashing at the Commonwealth Games to India Harmanpreet Kaur easily whipping their attack around Canterbury.
But it was an inexperienced England side who lacked their stars in Knight, Katherine Brunt and Nat Sciver. And while that was clearly a huge contributing factor to the results, they learned they couldn't afford to rely on them as heavily as they had been.
Knight has now recovered from a hip injury and is back to lead the team of the West Indies series, Sciver is back after taking a hiatus due to mental health issues and Brunt is set for the T20 leg of the tour.
"We have a really good mix of youth and experience, so bringing those players together is going to be important," Knight told the
