Samuels played six Tests and eight ODIs for West Indies in 1996 and 1997, and played 106 first-class and 77 List A games.

"Robert brings continuity and stability to get the team through this period," CWI High Performance Manager Graeme West said of Samuels' appointment. "He has great knowledge of the players and the women's game in general - and strong knowledge of the support staff - so it's almost a seamless transition with Robert coming in as Interim Head Coach.

"He has his own ideas, and is trying to implement them now as Interim Head Coach as opposed to assistant coach. He has made a good impact and start over the last few days, and I'm sure it will continue throughout the series."

The ODI series will be followed by three T20Is from July 5 to 9. All six white-ball matches will be held at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in St Lucia, where an 18-member West Indies squad is currently training ahead of the series.