London Spirit have appointed Jon Lewis as their women’s head coach for the 2026 edition of The Hundred.

The former England women head coach replaces Chris Liddle, who led Spirit to a third-place finish last season.

This role will see him reunite with former England captain Heather Knight, who was recently named as women’s general manager for the 2024 champions.

Lewis was in charge of England from November 2022 to March 2025. He led them to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup and oversaw a drawn home Ashes series in his first year but a downturn in results, culminating in a 16-0 Ashes defeat in Australia, led to his sacking earlier this year.

The 50-year-old also spent three seasons as head coach of UP Warriorz in the Women’s Premier League and was recently appointed director of cricket at Gloucestershire, where he oversees performance structure and pathway programmes.

“This is a really exciting opportunity to play a part in shaping the future of this franchise,” said Lewis.

“I am looking forward to building a team packed with talent and character, [and] playing cricket that Spirit fans coming to Lord’s will get behind as we aim to win a second title this summer.”

Director of cricket, Mo Bobat, added: “He has a fantastic breadth of experiences, across both the women’s and men’s games, which will stand us in good stead in our pursuit of sustained success.

“It’s particularly exciting to consider the potential of his professional partnership with Heather, whom he obviously knows well from his time with the senior England women’s team.”