It has yet to be announced whether the test will be a four or five-day match.
“Young girls playing up and down the country can now aspire to play test match cricket at the home of cricket," said former England player Claire Taylor, chair of the Marylebone Cricket Club's cricket committee. “It is a clear demonstration that cricket is a game for all.”
Richard Gould, chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board, said it will be a "truly special occasion, and one of real significance for the game.”
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