England aim to match Lionesses and Red Roses as historic summer kicks off

England women's cricket team faces a historic summer schedule running from 12 June to 13 July, featuring a home T20 World Cup and a landmark women's Test match at Lord's. Before those events, England begin a series of ODIs and T20s against New Zealand and India, starting Sunday in Durham, with potential debuts for wicketkeeper Kira Chathli and all-rounder Jodi Grewcock. Head coach Charlotte Edwards is balancing development goals against the immediate aim of reaching the home T20 World Cup final at Lord's on 5 July.