England Women's Test and white-ball series against India are set to go ahead in June despite the deadly second wave of Covid-19 infections that has plunged the country into crisis. England's first women's Test for two years is due to take place in Bristol between June 16 and 20, almost two months before Virat Kohli's side begin a five-match Test series at Lord's, making it vulnerable to cancellation. The cost of staging a Test match and six white-ball games at bio-secure venues would be prohibitive given the lack of television rights value in the women's game, but with infection levels low in the UK such precautions should not be necessary once all the tourists have completed quarantine. The Test in Bristol will be India's first for six years, and England's first against non-Australian opposition for seven years. It will be followed by three Twenty20 and three one-day international matches at six different venues.

Source: Daily Mail April 28, 2021 21:22 UTC