England Women's Under-19 selectors have named a 15-player squad to follow an extended winter programme of preparation that leads into the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup in Nepal and Bangladesh in January and February 2027. The programme begins with training camps in the UK, then moves to a competitive block in India before the tournament.
The squad will first meet for a series of training camps in the UK. After those camps, the group will travel to India for a five-match T20 series scheduled for November and December 2026. At the end of that bilateral series, the squad will stay in India for an additional week of outdoor practice to adjust to subcontinental conditions ahead of the World Cup in January and February.
Head coach Chris Guest (named in preparatory coverage) has framed the extended India block as a way to get realistic match and outdoor practice in conditions similar to the tournament environments, rather than relying solely on indoor or UK-based preparation.
The 2027 ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup will be the third edition of the competition and will be jointly hosted by Nepal and Bangladesh. England's winter plan is designed to give the squad match exposure and time to acclimatise to subcontinental surfaces and climates ahead of the event.
The schedule gives the selected players an extended run of high-quality preparation: domestic training camps, international T20 matches against India, and extra outdoor time in similar conditions to the tournament host nations. That combination is aimed at improving readiness for T20 match situations and environmental adaptation.
- Expect the squad to gain match experience and conditions practice primarily during the India tour in Nov/Dec 2026.
- Watch for how the largely new squad settles around Phoebe Brett, the only named returnee with prior U19 World Cup experience.
The announcement and schedule details were reported by The Cricket Paper. Additional coverage noted England as among the first to name a full squad and highlighted the extended India preparation period.