The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Castore have launched three new playing kits and training wear to be worn by the three England teams across a huge summer of cricket.
The new Test, ODI and IT20 kits were revealed in a ‘A Call To All’ video featuring England legend Andrew Flintoff alongside Lauren Bell, Anthony Clapham, Zak Crawley, Jonny Gale, Ollie Pope and Danni Wyatt-Hodge.
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The ECB will team up with three charities to support their fundraising as official Match Charity Partners for the next two years.
Through the partnerships, each charity will take centre stage on one matchday during the summer to raise awareness of their vital work and support their fundraising efforts.
The three charities are:
The Ruth Strauss Foundation – Test Match Charity Partner
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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has today confirmed that Yorkshire batter Harry Brook has been appointed as the new captain of the England Men’s white-ball teams.
Brook succeeds Jos Buttler, who stepped down from the role following England’s early exit from the ICC Champions Trophy last month in Pakistan.
The 26-year-old has been a key part of England’s white-ball set-up since maki
Jos Buttler has announced he will step down as England Men’s white ball captain on Saturday, after the team’s final game of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy against South Africa.
Buttler presided over our 2022 Men’s T20 World Cup winning campaign in Australia and will continue to make himself available for selection.
Buttler said: “This is the right decision for me and it’s the right decision f
England Men have confirmed their XI for their opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy against Australia on Saturday in Lahore.
Jamie Smith returns to the side, batting at No.3 and taking the gloves as wicketkeeper. Jofra Archer is selected alongside fellow seamers Brydon Carse and Mark Wood.
England XI:
1. Phil Salt
2. Ben Duckett
3. Jamie Smith (WK)
4. Joe Root
5. Harry
The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has awarded Hampshire fast bowler Sonny Baker a Men’s Development Contract, which will run until September 2025.
Baker, 21, will join Hampshire for the start of the 2025 season after previously playing for Somerset. The pace bowler has excelled over the winter, culminating in a successful England Lions tour of Australia last month, which caught the at
England Men have called up Somerset batter Tom Banton as cover for the third ODI against India in Ahmedabad, which starts on Wednesday.
Warwickshire batting all-rounder Jacob Bethell, who featured in the first ODI defeat in Nagpur, has sustained a left hamstring injury. The injury will be assessed further when the team arrive in Ahmedabad on Monday.
Banton, who last played for England in an
Richard Thompson, ECB Chair, said:
“Today the ECB Board discussed recent calls for England to boycott the forthcoming men’s Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan in the wake of the widespread violation of women’s rights in the country under the Taliban.
“What is happening in Afghanistan is nothing short of gender apartheid. At a cricketing level, when women’s and girls’ cricket is growi
England Men's Test captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out of all cricket for at least three months after further assessments confirmed he has torn his left hamstring. The Durham all-rounder will undergo surgery in January.
The injury occurred during the third Test in Hamilton, during England's recent 2-1 Test series victory in New Zealand.
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The England Men’s selection panel has named the squads for next month’s white-ball tour of India, which includes three ODIs, five IT20s, and the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025, hosted by Pakistan in February and March 2025.
Both squads feature 15 players, marking the first tour and tournament under Head Coach Brendon McCullum.
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England Men’s Lions have confirmed a 16-player squad for their upcoming tour of Australia in January.
The England A tour features two four-day matches against a Cricket Australia XI in Brisbane, followed by a first-class Test against Australia A in Sydney.
England Men’s Lions Squad:
Sonny Baker (Hampshire)
Shoaib Bashir (Somerset)
Pat Brown (Derbyshire)
James Coles (Sussex)
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Jacob Bethell upgraded from a Development Contract to a Central Contract
Three players - Jofra Archer, Byrdon Carse and Matthew Potts - awarded extensions until 2026
England and Warwickshire batter Jacob Bethell has been awarded an England Men’s Central Contract upgrade. The 21-year-old, who made his Test debut last week during England’s first Test victory over New Zealand in Christchurch
