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  • England Lions to tour Australia during Men’s Ashes

    England Lions will stage development camps at the ECB Performance Centre (Loughborough University) before touring Australia at the start of the men’s Ashes series.
    The Lions’ winter programme will begin with a Development Camp and Profiling at Loughborough (16-17 October) before a Pace Bowling Camp (21-22 Oct) and a Development Camp (27-28 October).
    A Lions squad will then fly to Australia i

  • England to host five countries in blockbuster 2026 summer of international cricket

    England Men and England Women will host five international teams across all formats in a bumper 2026.
    The summer will also see England Women host the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 on home soil from 12 June to 5 July, bringing the global spotlight to women’s cricket.
    Ben Stokes’ England Men’s Test team will welcome New Zealand and Pakistan in two Rothesay Test series, while Harry Brook’s whi

  • India Women win the Metro Bank ODI Series 2-1

    India Women (318-5) beat England Women (305ao) by 13 runs.
    India Women secured a 13-run win over England at Banks Homes Riverside in Chester-le-Street to take the ODI series 2–1.
    England made a slow start with the ball after India chose to bat first.
    It was the switch up in pace from the home side's bowling attack that applied fruitful pressure, dismissing India's batters.
    Sophie Ecc

  • PCC Select XI squad named for Pakistan A ODIs

    Please note: Will Luxton has been withdrawn from the original squad in this updated version of this press release. No replacement has been named ahead of the first ODI.
    A 14-player squad has been selected for the Professional County Club Select XI’s three-match ODI series against Pakistan A.
    The squad features an exciting mix of young talent in addition to players with England Lions and dome

  • England Women level ODI series with victory at Lord’s

    England Women (116-2) beat India Women (143-8) by 8 wickets (DLS Method).
    England Women levelled the Metro Bank ODI series 1–1 with a convincing victory over India in a rain-affected contest at Lord’s Cricket Ground.
    Player of the Match Sophie Ecclestone starred with the ball, finishing with figures of 3 for 27. Her spell included three key wickets—most notably India captain Harmanpreet Kaur

  • India Women win first Metro Bank ODI in Southampton

    India Women 262-6 beat England Women 258-6 by 4 wickets.


    India Women claimed four-wicket victory over England in the opening Metro Bank ODI, despite impressive 83-run stand from Sophia Dunkley.
    Electing to bat first, England lost early wickets in openers Tammy Beaumont (5) and Amy Jones (1) at the Utilita Bowl, Southampton.
    Desperate to build an innings, in-form Emma Lamb reache

  • Anderson and Flintoff selected in The Hundred Vitality Wildcard Draft

    James Anderson and Rocky Flintoff will both take part in The Hundred this season after being selected in The Hundred Vitality Wildcard Draft.
    Anderson, 42, an England great and one of the finest bowlers to ever play the game, was selected by Manchester Originals. Flintoff, 17, will join up with his father Andrew, Head Coach at Northern Superchargers.
    The pair were two of 32 names drafted in

  • England Women close Vitality IT20 series with last-ball thriller

    England Women 168-5 beat India Women 167/7 by 5 wickets.
    England Women secured a dramatic five-wicket win over India in the fifth and final Vitality IT20 at Edgbaston, finishing the series 2–3 in India’s favour.
    Chasing 168 to win, England were led by a 101-run opening stand between Danni Wyatt-Hodge (56) and Sophia Dunkley (46).
    Stand-in captain Tammy Beaumont added a valuable 30, suppo

  • Cardiff, Derby and Loughborough to host warm-up games ahead of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026

    London, 10 July 2025 – Three elite cricket venues have today been added to the list of grounds that will play their part in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 when it comes to England and Wales next year.
    Cardiff’s Sophia Gardens, The County Ground, Derby, and Loughborough University – home of the ECB’s National Cricket Performance Centre – will play host to a range of warm-up matches before t

  • India cement Vitality IT20 series in Manchester

    India Women 127-4 beat England Women 126-7 by 6 wickets.
    India Women have sealed the Vitality IT20 series with a 6 wicket win at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester.
    Batting first, England struggled to find rhythm despite early intent from openers Sophia Dunkley (22) and Danni Wyatt-Hodge (5). Deepti Sharma made the first breakthrough, removing Wyatt-Hodge in the third over and setting the to

  • Shaikh returns to lead Young Lions

    Warwickshire batter Hamza Shaikh has been named as England Men U19s captain for opening Youth Test match against India Men U19s.
    A 15-player squad has been selected for the first Youth Test at the County Ground in Beckenham, which begins on Saturday 12 July.
    Shaikh returns as skipper after he led the U19s for the first time against Sri Lanka last summer. The 19-year-old was not part of the U

  • England Women announce Metro Bank ODI squad ahead of India series

    England Women have announced a 15-strong squad for the three-match Metro Bank ODI series against India later this month.
    Lancashire spinner Sophie Ecclestone returns to the 50-over squad, having missed the West Indies series, while there is a recall for Hampshire’s Maia Bouchier.
    Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt is expected to play a full part in the series despite missing the end of the Vitality I

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