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Hand sanitising station installed by the ECB at the Ageas Bowl and Emirates Old Trafford (Getty Images)

Official Statement – COVID-19 Tests

The England & Wales Cricket Board can confirm that 702 COVID-19 tests were carried out between June 3 and June 23 with several stakeholder groups working at the bio-secure venues of the Ageas Bowl and Emirates Old Trafford. These groups include players, support staff, match officials, ECB staff, venue staff and hotel staff.
We can confirm that all 702 tests were negative.
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The Hundred partners with Topps to create new trading card game

​The Hundred partners with Topps to create new trading card game

The Hundred today announced a new partnership with Topps to produce a bespoke trading card game, Cricket Attax, around the inaugural cricket competition, which starts in July.
Topps, which has previously worked with iconic brands such as UEFA, WWE,Star Wars, Trolls, Minions and SpongeBob, will produce cards featuring every player from the eight new men’s and women’s teams in The Hundred. This i

Alex Hammond bats against Bangladesh PD side (Credit Nathan Stirk/Getty)

England bounce back on opening day of the Vitality IT20 Physical Disability Tri-Series

England started off their Vitality IT20 Physical Disability Tri-Series campaign with a victory and a loss on a high-scoring day at Barnards Green Cricket Club.
The side bounced back from losing to Pakistan by 78 runs in the opening game to beat Bangladesh by eight wickets and stay in contention to reach the Tri-Series Final on Wednesday.
Bangladesh amassed 195-4 in the second game of the day