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Emma Lamb has undergone surgery on a lower back injury. Following a recovery period, opening batter Lamb will now begin her rehabilitation with the ECB and Thunder medical teams.ENDS
England cricket stars Stuart Broad and Marcus Trescothick have both been named among the New Year’s Honours List.Broad, 37, who retired from cricket this summer with 604 Test wickets to his name, is awarded a CBE for services to cricket.It rounds off a remarkable year for Broad, who left his playing career on a high with the final wicket in England Men’s fifth Test victory in the LV= I
England Women U19s will tour Sri Lanka to take on the hosts and Australia in a Tri Series (March 2024-April 2024).Both T20 and 50-over formats will be played across the tour, with more details including dates and locations to be announced in due course.A preparation group will commence a series of winter camps in Loughborough in January before a reduced tour squad is announced at a later d
The England and Wales Cricket Board has appointed Ed Barney as Performance Director for Men’s Cricket.Barney, who is set to begin his new role in March, joins from England and Great Britain Hockey where he has been Performance Director since 2016.The 41-year-old has also previously worked with the ECB, from 2010 to 2013, as a Talent Identification Scientist when he led the implementation o
England Women suffered a 347-run defeat in their Test match against India at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. India declared before the start of play, setting England 479 to win but Heather Knight’s side fell to 131 all out inside 27.3 overs.Openers Tammy Beaumont and Sophia Dunkley started well before Renuka Singh Thakur bowled Beaumont at 27-1 while Dunkley was dismissed by Pooja Vastrakar
India Women took control of their Test match with England after impressing on a 19-wicket day at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. England fell to 136 all out in reply to India's first-innings of 428.Off-spinner Deepti Sharma took 5-7, with Nat Sciver-Brunt's 59 a significant contribution for England. India decided against the the follow-on, Charlie Dean took 4-68 and fellow spinner Sophi
India Women finished on 410-7 against England on day one of the Test match at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai.Four India batters recorded half-centuries including debutants Jemimah Rodrigues and Satheesh Shubha as England’s bowlers fought hard on a batter-friendly pitch. England started brightly as Lauren Bell and Kate Cross removed openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma but India regroup
England Women ended their IT20 series against India with a five-wicket defeat at Wankhede Stadium. England headed into the match having sealed the series following victories in the first two meetings. They made four changes from last night’s fixture, Maia Bouchier, Danielle Gibson, Bess Heath and Mahika Gaur coming into the XI. Captain Heather Knight’s half century ensured England ended th
England Women secured an IT20 series victory against India, winning by four wickets at Wankhede Stadium.Heather Knight made one change to the side who won the opening IT20 on Wednesday, Charlie Dean coming in for Mahika Gaur.Player of the match Dean opened the bowling and made an instant impact, taking a wicket with her second ball, dismissing Shafali Verma and finished 2-16. Nat Scive
The ECB has confirmed the 15-player Young Lions squad that will travel to next month’s ICC Men’s U19s World Cup in South Africa.Durham batter Ben McKinney will captain the team, which has been drawn in Group B alongside the hosts South Africa, West Indies and Scotland. England Men U19s World Cup squad:Ben McKinney (Durham – captain)Luc Benkenstein (Essex – vice captain)Farh
Today marks the launch of the Cricket Regulator, the body which will be responsible for monitoring compliance with the game’s regulations, enforcement of adherence to those regulations and providing relevant information and education.The Cricket Regulator will be overseen by an independent Cricket Regulatory Board, and will be ring-fenced from the rest of the ECB. Areas of work that had pr
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced the England Women Central Contracts for 2023/24. Eighteen contracts, which run for one year, have been awarded with Maia Bouchier and Danielle Gibson given their first England Women Central Contract. Bowlers Mahika Gaur and Lauren Filer and wicketkeeper-batter Bess Heath have all been awarded development contracts after breaking into
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