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Amy Jones and Maia Bouchier celebrate hitting the winning runs. Photo: Getty Images

England Women ease to Vitality IT20 victory in Worcester

England Women 151-4 beat South Africa 148-6 by six wickets
England Women won the second Vitality IT20 at Worcester to take a 12-2 lead in the multi-format series.
With Heather Knight nursing a hip injury, Nat Sciver took the reins. She won the toss and England's bowlers kept it tight to restrict South Africa to 148-6 on a good pitch.
Danni Wyatt and Sophia Dunkley continued their recent f

Dunkley made 59 from 39 balls. Photo: Getty Images

England Women clinch multi-format series with IT20 victory

England Women 114-4 beat South Africa 111/9 by six wickets
Katherine Brunt recorded her best IT20 figures and Sophia Dunkley made 59 as England Women won the first Vitality IT20 at Essex to confirm victory in the multi-format series against South Africa.
Brunt’s masterful 4-15 rolled back the years and restricted the visitors to 111-9. Dunkley - in a new role opening the innings - continued

National Anti-Doping Panel decision – Tom Wood

National Anti-Doping Panel decision – Tom Wood

The National Anti-Doping Panel has imposed a six month suspension on Derbyshire CCC cricketer Tom Wood after a hearing in June 2022.
Mr Wood tested positive for a prohibited substance in September 2021. The substance – terbutaline – was contained in an asthma inhaler and Mr Wood did not have the relevant Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) in place before the positive test result. His subsequent ap

Beaumont scored her ninth ODI hundred. Photo: Getty Images

Record-levelling Beaumont ton sees England to ODI clean-sweep

England 371-7 beat South Africa 262 by 109 runs
Tammy Beaumont scored her ninth ODI century to go level with Charlotte Edwards on the list of England Women’s top ODI centurions and guide her team to a clean-sweep in the Royal London Series.
Beaumont, who before the game celebrated becoming the eighth Englishwoman to pass 200 all-format appearances, put on 149 with Emma Lamb inside 23 overs,

Ben Stokes retires from one-day international cricket

Ben Stokes retires from one-day international cricket

England Men’s all-rounder Ben Stokes has announced that he will retire from one-day international cricket following Tuesday’s Royal London International against South Africa.
Stokes has played 104 ODI matches and is set to end his international career in the format on his home ground at the Seat Unique Riverside.
The 31-year-old’s ODI career will forever be remembered for his Player-of-the-M

Heather Knight will captain Team England in the Commonwealth Games. Photo: Getty Images

Alice Capsey and Freya Kemp selected in Commonwealth Games squad

England Women have picked their squad to represent Team England in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be hosted in Birmingham.

The 15 players will make history as the first cricketers to represent England in the Commonwealth Games.
There are first international call-ups for teenagers Alice Capsey and Freya Kemp, while Issy Wong will get a chance to represent her country in her home city – h

Sophia Dunkley celebrates her hundred in Bristol. Photo: Getty Images

Dunkley hundred leads England Women to victory in Bristol

England Women 337-5 beat South Africa Women 223 by 114 runs
Sophia Dunkley was the stand-out performer at Bristol as she scored her first international hundred to drive England Women towards a big total and a convincing victory over South Africa.
The 23-year-old - relishing the opportunity to bat at No.3 - put on 142 for the third wicket with Nat Sciver as the hosts amassed 337-5, their seve

England Men's White-Ball Captain Jos Buttler (Getty Images)

England Men name squads for white-ball matches against South Africa

England Men's selection panel have named squads for the Royal London ODIs against South Africa starting on Tuesday 19 July and the Vitality IT20s versus South Africa, which get underway later this month.

England Men's Royal London ODI squad v South Africa:
Jos Buttler (Lancashire) (captain)
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Brydon Carse (Durham)
Sam Cur

Sky Dynamos Intros in action

ECB AND SKY SPORTS ANNOUNCE EXTENDED PARTNERSHIP TO EXPAND COVERAGE AND INVESTMENT IN GROWING THE GAME

ECB and Sky Sports partnership extended through to the end of 2028, with more live cricket to be shown than ever before.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Sky Sports have today announced a new extension to their strategic partnership – a partnership now surpassing 30 years – which will see more live cricket on Sky Sports, more on free-to-air TV and further increased investment t

Lamb celebrates her maiden hundred. Photo: Getty Images

Emma Lamb's maiden hundred guides England Women to comfortable win

England Women 219-5 beat South Africa Women 218 by five wickets
Emma Lamb scored her maiden international hundred as England Women put in a convincing performance to beat South Africa by five wickets in the opening Royal London International at Northampton.
Chasing South Africa's total of 218, Lamb put on 78 with Sophia Dunkley (22) - in a new role at No.3 in the order - and 89 with Nat Sciv

Teenager prepares to make history in The Hundred

Teenager prepares to make history in The Hundred


Two rising star teenagers are among the final names to secure places in this year’s squads for The Hundred - with one of them poised to become the competition’s youngest player.

Davina Perrin, 15, will set the record if she takes to the field for Birmingham Phoenix. She and UAE international Mahika Gaur, 16, are among a host of young stars who have signed up for women’s competition th

England Lions Captain Tom Abell (Getty Images)

England Lions name squad for matches against South Africa

STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 12.30PM (BST) ON MONDAY 4 JULY 2022
England Men's selection panel have named a 13-player squad for England Lions two Royal London 50-over internationals against South Africa starting on 12 July at Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton.


England Lions Squad versus South Africa
Tom Abell (Somerset) (Captain)
Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire)
Tom Banton (

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