Itinerary for women's quadrangular announced

The full itinerary for the women's quadrangular series in Chennai has been released at last. Concerns that there would not be enough rest days have been allayed with the original two-week squeeze extended to a more leisurely three.

The top four teams in the women's game - India, Australia, New Zealand and England - will take part in this competition which takes place every four years. The tournament takes place throughout late February and early March, culminating in a Final and third place play-off on March 5.

Gill McConway, the ECB's executive director of women's cricket, said: "It's a very exciting phase of the international touring schedule for women's cricket. The quadrangular series was initiated in New Zealand four years ago and was such a huge success that all the teams signed up to continue with the competition every four years."

The first practice match is between England and Australia on February 18, and the tournament proper gets underway three days later, when England take on the hosts India.