LONDON (The Thursday Times) — England ne agle April mein West Indies mein tay shuda women's Test khatam kar diya hai aur ab Women's Ashes ki tayyari apne mulk mein chaar red-ball matches se karega. England and Wales Cricket Board ne Budh ko yeh elaan kiya.
Caribbean ka daura ab teen T20 international aur teen one-day international matches par mushtamil hoga. Board ka kehna hai ke Test ke liye waqt kafi nahin tha kyunke yeh daura English domestic season shuru hone ke baad ho raha hai.
Agle mausam-e-garma mein Australia ke khilaf wahid Test, jis ke multi-format Ashes mein chaar points hain, 24 se 27 June tak Headingley mein khela jaye ga. Is se pehle England Australia A ke khilaf teen roza match aur squad ke andar teen “best v best” match khelega. Sab se pehle January mein Bengaluru mein 10 roza red-ball camp hoga.
ECB ke chief executive Richard Gould ne kaha, “India mein garam mausam mein 10 roza red-ball camp aur us ke baad English conditions mein chaar mazeed match Charlotte Edwards aur un ki team ko is challenge ke liye tayyar hone ka munasib mauqa denge.” Un ka kehna tha ke is mansoobe se selectors squad ki gehrai bhi jaanch sakenge aur zyada khilariyon ko mauqa milega.
Test cricket ki kami
Nat Sciver-Brunt ki team January 2025 mein Melbourne mein Australia se innings ki shikast ke baad sirf ek Test khel saki hai, aur us mein bhi Lord's mein India ke haathon bhari shikast hui. England in camps aur matches mein 26 ya 27 khilariyon ko aazmane ka irada rakhta hai.
Yeh faisla un ittilaat ke baad aaya hai ke Caribbean mein Test ke akhrajaat mein ECB ko madad karni par sakti hai. Cricket West Indies ke chief executive Chris Dehring ne kaha tha: “Hum apne kahin zyada maldar rukn boards ki kisi bhi madad ka khair maqdam karenge. Caribbean mein cricket ki mezbani bohat mehngi hai.” ECB ne is tabdeeli ko Ashes ko mad-e-nazar rakh kar kiya gaya cricket ka faisla qarar diya hai.
West Indies ka intezar mazeed taweel ho gaya hai. Us ne 2004 ke baad se koi women's Test nahin khela, aur woh 47 baras mein us ka wahid red-ball match tha.
