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Major match venues for 2025-31 announced

Major match venues for 2025-31 announced

The venues hosting England Men's and England Women’s international matches over the seven-year period from 2025 to 2031 have been announced.

With this year’s hotly anticipated LV= Insurance Men’s Ashes and Metro Bank Women’s Ashes series just days away, the seven-year schedule sets out the details of two more huge Ashes summers to look forward to:
England Men will take on Australia Men

The Hundred x Rudimental

Rudimental to headline The Hundred Final

Headliners Rudimental will take to the stage at Lord’s for The Hundred Final on Sunday 27 August Competition returns for a third summer of unmissable sporting and music entertainment
For the third year running, The Hundred has curated its music line-up in collaboration with BBC Music Introducing Kicking off from 1 August, each match day will feature a live performance from a BBC Music Int

Embargoed until 11.30am (BST) on Monday 12 June 2023 - England Women announce Metro Bank Women's Ashes LV=Insurance Test squad

Embargoed until 11.30am (BST) on Monday 12 June 2023 - England Women announce Metro Bank Women's Ashes LV=Insurance Test squad

England Women have announced their Women's Ashes Test squad for the 2023 Metro Bank Ashes Series.
Western Storm duo Lauren Filer and Danielle Gibson are included in the 15-strong group for their maiden full call-ups.
Seamer Filer, who previously represented England Academy, has been a mainstay and top bowling performer in Western Storm’s last two campaigns.
All-rounder Gibson is Storm’s

Shrubsole will retire at the end of the season. Photo: Getty Images

Shrubsole confirms retirement as Southern Vipers win Charlotte Edwards Cup

Southern Vipers 118-3 beat Blaze 114-8 by seven wickets

Southern Vipers lifted the Charlotte Edwards Cup at New Road as they beat Blaze by seven wickets to win the competition for the second year in a row.
A Danni Wyatt half-century propelled the Vipers’ chase of 114, and fittingly it was captain Georgia Adams who hit the winning runs for her team to ensure the Vipers defended their titl

Trio appointed to England Men's scouting team

Trio appointed to England Men's scouting team

The England and Wales Cricket Board has appointed James Foster, Richard Scott and Owais Shah to the England Men’s scouting team.

The trio are responsible for scouting red-ball and white-ball domestic cricket to inform selection for England Men and England Lions teams and programmes.
Former England internationals Foster and Shah boast extensive playing and coaching experience, while forme

STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 8.30AM (BST) ON WEDNESDAY 7 JUNE 2023 - Moeen Ali added to England Men’s Test Squad

STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 8.30AM (BST) ON WEDNESDAY 7 JUNE 2023
Warwickshire spin-bowling all-rounder Moeen Ali has been added to the England Men’s Test squad for the first two LV= Insurance Men’s Ashes Test matches against Australia starting at Edgbaston on Friday 16 June 2023.
He replaces Somerset’s Jack Leach, who was withdrawn from the original 16-player squad on Sunday after sustaining

The eight new-look New Balance kits for The Hundred.

Eight new-look kits drop as The Hundred gears up for third season

The blockbuster sporting event of summer gets latest makeover, with each team sporting fresh New Balance playing kits for 2023
The kits are made from and packaged in 100% recycled materials, and are also fully recyclable Buy your favourite team’s fresh new look and grab tickets at www.thehundred.com
New playing kits for all eight teams taking part in the third year of The Hundred have b

England Men's Test spinner Jack Leach (Getty Images)

Official Statement: Jack Leach

England spinner Jack Leach has been ruled of the LV= Insurance Men’s Ashes series with a low back (lumbar) stress fracture.
The 31-year-old Somerset slow-left-armer developed low back symptoms during England’s LV= Insurance Test victory over Ireland on Saturday. A scan on Sunday in London has revealed a stress fracture, which will keep him out of the forthcoming Ashes Test series, which gets un

England Men's Test Captain, Ben Stokes (Credit: ECB Collection)

England Men name unchanged squad for first two LV= Insurance Ashes Test matches

England Men's selection panel have named an unchanged 16-player squad for the first two LV= Insurance Men’s Ashes Test matches against Australia starting at Edgbaston on Friday 16 June 2023.

England Men's Ashes Test Squad:
Ben Stokes (Durham) Captain
James Anderson (Lancashire)
Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)
Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
Zak Crawley

Metro Bank enters partnership with ECB as inaugural champion partner of women's and girls' cricket

Metro Bank enters partnership with ECB as inaugural champion partner of women's and girls' cricket

Metro Bank to become the first ever champion partner of women’s and girls’ cricket, across all formats, from Test match to grassroots A new Women’s and Girls’ Fund will sit at the heart of the partnership, supporting the transformation of grassroots cricket for women and girls Metro Bank to be the official England Women’s team partner including Title Partner of the Women’s Ashes Series
The En

Laithwaites Wine becomes Official Wine Partner of England Cricket

Laithwaites Wine becomes Official Wine Partner of England Cricket

The England and Wales Cricket Board is delighted to announce a multi-year partnership with Laithwaites Wine which will become the Official Wine Partner of England Cricket. The partnership launches ahead of an exciting summer which features Men's and Women's Ashes Series and limited over matches against New Zealand and Ireland for the Men and Sri Lanka for the Women.

Through the partnership,

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