The schedule of the England women’s cricket team’s tour of New Zealand has suffered a major setback. Let us tell you that despite the request of England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), New Zealand Cricket has rejected their request. It is noteworthy that England women’s cricket team is going to tour New Zealand next month. Here she will be seen playing a five-match T20 series and a three-match ODI series.

This tour of England will start with the first T20 match to be held on March 19. However, due to this, 9 players of the England team will not be able to participate in the second season of the Women’s Premier League which is starting from 23rd February. If players want to participate in this tour, they will have to join the team before the knockout matches.

However, now a big statement from England women’s cricket team head coach John Lewis has come out on the conflict of dates of WPL and England vs New Zealand tour. Lewis says the WPL schedule has come very late. Because of this this situation has arisen.

England cricket team coach gave a big statement

Let us tell you that on the conflict between the dates of England’s New Zealand tour and the WPL season, John Lewis quoted ESPN Cricinfo as saying – This series was in our diary for a long time. The date of the Women’s Premier League season was revealed quite late. That’s why this situation arose. Now, moving forward, should cricket boards around the world create a window for WPL like IPL?

Lewis further said- We explored every option available to us so that all our players are available on this tour. But it didn’t work as well as we wanted. Yes, there are some things that other cricket boards can do. But to be honest, this is something which is not in our control. This is a unique and complex situation.