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The Hundred x the LEGO Group x Sky Sports team up to inspire families and sports fans


The Hundred is thrilled to announce a ground-breaking partnership with the LEGO Group and Sky ahead of the launch of the 100-ball competition this summer.

The new partnership will include a video where LEGO Minifigures of Andrew Flintoff, Ebony Rainford-Brent and a host of stars from The Hundred including Ben Stokes, Heather Knight, Moeen Ali and Kate Cross will highlight the fun, actio

Sophie Ecclestone won Player of the Series. Photo: Getty Images

India win tense final Royal London International

India Women 220-6 beat England Women 219 by four wickets
India Women won a tense final Royal London International at Worcester by four wickets.
Mithali Raj's unbeaten 75 took her side home to see the ODI series end 2-1 in favour of the hosts.
The multi-format series sits at 6-4 with the final three matches - the Vitality IT20 series - due to get underway in Northampton on Friday July 9.

England ODI Captain Eoin Morgan (ECB - Getty Images)

England unchanged for Pakistan Royal London ODIs

England Men’s Head Coach Chris Silverwood has named a 16-player squad for The Royal London ODI Series against Pakistan starting at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on Thursday 8 July 2021.
England ODI Squad
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) Captain
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Tom Banton (Somerset)
Sam Billings (Kent)
Sam Curran (Surrey)
Tom Curran (Surrey)
Liam

Cricket Discipline Commission announces decision on Ollie Robinson

Cricket Discipline Commission announces decision on Ollie Robinson

A Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) Panel today announced its decision in relation to two charges brought against Ollie Robinson.

Robinson had previously admitted breaching ECB Directives 3.3 and 3.4 in relation to a number of offensive tweets which were posted between 2012 and 2014, when he was aged between 18 and 20. The tweets came to light on 2 June 2021, which was also the first day

Vitality Wildcard Draft completes The Hundred men’s squads

Vitality Wildcard Draft completes The Hundred men’s squads

The eight men’s teams in The Hundred have today selected their Vitality Wildcard Draft picks to complete their squad line-ups.

With the Vitality Wildcard Draft being the last chance for the men’s teams to secure the final domestic player for this summer’s 100-ball competition, Northern Superchargers selected Durham allrounder Ben Raine as the first pick. Oval Invincibles chose to snap up Ke

Player movement in The Hundred

Player movement in The Hundred

The Hundred has today confirmed a number of new players who will take part in the first season of the 100-ball competition.
Northern Superchargers welcome former Southern African skipper Faf du Plessis, who will replace Aaron Finch as men’s captain, with Laura Wolvaardt coming in for Alyssa Healy in the women’s team.
South Africa will be well represented across the competition with Suné Luus

Kate Cross took 5-34 in England's win at Taunton. Photo: Getty Images

Cross and Dunkley star in England Women ODI win

England Women 225-5 beat India Women 221 by five wickets
Five wickets for Kate Cross and an unbeaten half-century for Sophia Dunkley took England Women to a five-wicket win in the second Royal London International at Taunton.
Dunkley's 73 - in her debut ODI innings for England - settled some nerves for the home side after they fell to 92-4 and then 133-5. She was aided by Katherine Brunt, th

Beaumont and Sciver put on 119 for the third wicket. Photo: Getty Images

England Women win first Royal London International

England Women 202-2 beat India Women 201-8 by eight wickets
Fifties from Nat Sciver and Player of the Match Tammy Beaumont took England Women to a commanding eight-wicket win in the first Royal London International at Bristol.
It puts them 4-2 up in the multi-format series, after the LV= Insurance Test was drawn.
England's bowlers had done a fine job to restrict the visitors to 201-8 in t

Official Statement – COVID-19 Testing

*STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 4.00PM (BST) ON SUNDAY 27 JUNE 2021*

Following a PCR test administered on Friday 25 June at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton, The England and Wales Cricket Board can confirm that ICC Match Referee Phil Whitticase has tested positive for COVID-19. Whitticase, who was officiating during the three-match Vitality IT20 Series between England and Sri Lanka, is well and is asy

England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler

Jos Buttler to miss rest of England’s white-ball campaign against Sri Lanka

England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler has been ruled out of the remainder of England Men’s Vitality IT20s and Royal London ODIs against Sri Lanka after sustaining a right calf injury in England’s first IT20 victory at Sophia Gardens on Wednesday.
He underwent an MRI scan in Cardiff on Thursday morning, which revealed a small tear.
Buttler felt tightness and discomfort at the end of the ga

Women's Regional T20 Competition named Charlotte Edwards Cup

Women's Regional T20 Competition named Charlotte Edwards Cup

The Women's Regional T20 Competition has been named the Charlotte Edwards Cup.
The competition, which kicks off this weekend, sees the eight women's regional teams go head to head in T20 cricket.
Charlotte Edwards CBE is England Women's most-capped player. Captain of her country from 2006-2016, she led the team to three Ashes wins, an ICC Women's World Cup and an ICC Women's T20 World Cup.

Overseas player movements at Southern Brave

Overseas player movements at Southern Brave

International stars Devon Conway and Quinton de Kock have signed for Southern Brave as overseas replacements for Marcus Stoinis and David Warner.
Conway has made an instant impact in international cricket with a double century on Test debut for New Zealand at Lord’s last week. He is averaging 59 in T20Is and 75 in ODIs since making his international bow for the Black Caps last year.
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