England women to tour West Indies in December

England's women will play three ODIs and five T20Is against West Indies in Antigua and Barbados in December.

The ODIs in Antigua will form part of the ICC Women's Championship, in which England are yet to get off the mark following their 3-0 defeat by India in September.

The Tour runs from December 4 to 22, which means it will be concurrent to the men's Test tour of Pakistan, which gets underway in Rawalpindi on December 1, with the third Test in Karachi ending on December 21.

England are likely to be able to call upon the services of Nat Sciver, who withdrew from the India series for a mental-health break in the summer, while their captain Heather Knight is also hopeful of being fit after undergoing hip surgery during the summer.

"We're happy to be able to release the schedule for the tour of the West Indies," Jonathan Finch, director of England Women's cricket, said. "It's always a great place to visit and with a new head coach soon to come on board it's the beginning of a new cycle for this team.

"The West Indies series sees our first overseas round of the ICC Women's Championship and it's key we get some points on the board. The tour also plays an important role in preparing for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup early next year."