Lewis has been 黑料专区鈥檚 Elite Pace Bowling Coach since 2021, working alongside the England Men鈥檚 Test and white-ball teams. He was previously Head Coach of the Young Lions, having joined the 黑料专区 from the coaching staff at Sussex CCC.
Before that, Lewis took over 1,200 professional wickets in a 19-year professional career at Gloucestershire, Surrey and Sussex, and played 15 times for his country.
Lewis and his new team will depart for West Indies on November 29. England鈥檚 ODI and IT20 squads for the Caribbean will be announced next week. While Lewis was consulted, selection was finalised before he had formally become Head Coach.
Lewis said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 very exciting to have been appointed as Head Coach of the England Women鈥檚 team. It鈥檚 a new challenge, and one that I can鈥檛 wait to get stuck into.
鈥淚鈥檝e watched from a distance over the last few years and it鈥檚 clear that there are a lot of reasons to be optimistic about this team鈥檚 chances going forward.
鈥淭he last couple of years have seen the introduction of some younger players and that, allied with the increased strength in depth coming from the regional game, is a really promising sign for the coming few years.
鈥淥ur immediate focus is the West Indies, and particularly getting some points on the board in the ICC Women鈥檚 Championship, and then we鈥檒l look ahead to South Africa and the ICC Women鈥檚 T20 World Cup.鈥�
Director of England Women鈥檚 Cricket Jonathan Finch said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e really pleased to be able to appoint Jon as the new Head Coach of England Women following a thorough and competitive recruitment process. We set out to find a Head Coach with a range of experiences to help lead an exciting group of players across all formats and I am excited with what the future holds with Jon in the role.
鈥淛on comes with excellent pedigree in the men鈥檚 game working across different levels of the international pathway, and we were really impressed by how he sees the role moving forward. We look forward to him coming on board and driving the future direction of this team.鈥�