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  • Stuart Broad Interview


    STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 6.00PM (BST) ON SUNDAY 28 JUNE 2020
    Please find below a link to download a video interview with Nottinghamshire and England seamer Stuart Broad.
    You will find the following files:
    Video and audio files of Stuart Broad’s interview Footage of Broad training Stills of Broad training

    DOWNLOAD HERE
    Please credit - England and Wales Cricket Board.
    A

  • Jack Leach Video Interview

    STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 6.00PM (BST) ON SATURDAY 27 JUNE 2020
    Please find below a link to download a video interview with Somerset and England spinner Jack Leach.
    A 30-strong behind-closed-doors training group are living, training and playing at the Ageas Bowl ahead of the #raisethebat first Test against the West Indies starting on Wednesday 8 July 2020 at the same venue.
    You will find t

  • Amar Virdi Video Interview

    Please find below a link to download a video interview with Surrey and England Lions spinner Amar Virdi.
    A 30-strong behind-closed-doors training group are living, training and playing at the Ageas Bowl ahead of the #raisethebat first Test against the West Indies starting on Wednesday 8 July 2002 at the same venue.
    You will find the following files:
    Video and audio files of Amar Virdi’s

  • Pakistan to arrive in the UK on Sunday

    The England & Wales Cricket Board can confirm that the Pakistan men’s cricket team will arrive in the United Kingdom on Sunday 28 June to start preparation for this summer’s tour of England, which includes three Test matches and three Vitality IT20s. The behind-closed-doors schedule for these fixtures will be announced in due course.
    They will start a 14-day isolation period at Blackfinch N

  • Zak Crawley Video Interview

    Resent - due to the previous link not working.
    Please find below a link to download a video interview with England and Kent batsman Zak Crawley.
    You will find separate video and audio files.
    DOWNLOAD HERE

    Please credit - England and Wales Cricket Board.
    Furthermore, here’s some background information as England went into camp at the Ageas Bowl on Tuesday of this week.

  • Official Statement: Jofra Archer

    England and Sussex bowler Jofra Archer will join England’s behind-closed-doors training camp on Thursday after a member of his household felt unwell over the weekend.
    Archer, and members of his household, have tested negative for COVID-19. He will have a second test tomorrow (Wednesday 23 June), and if he tests negative, he will join up with the training group on Thursday.
    The rest of the gr

  • ECB announces #raisethebat Test Series with players wearing key workers’ names on shirts

    Upcoming Test series against West Indies named #raisethebat Test Series in honour of key workers Players to wear key workers’ names on training shirts
    The England Men’s Test series against the West Indies will honour heroic cricketing key workers and be named the #raisethebat Test Series, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced today.
    Marking the return of international crick

  • England men’s name behind closed doors training group ahead of first Test against West Indies

    30-strong group named Red-ball management group confirmed for Test series with three coaches seconded from county cricket
    England National Cricket Selectors, with input from performance personnel and coaches, have named a 30-strong ‘behind-closed-doors training group’ who will go into camp at the Ageas Bowl on Tuesday June 23 ahead of the first Test against the West Indies starting on Wednesd

  • Glamorgan legend Alan Jones awarded England cap

    Former Glamorgan batsman Alan Jones was today awarded an England Test cap, 50 years to the day since he made his only appearance for England in the first match of the 1970 series against the Rest of the World XI.
    At the time the matches in the series were classed as Tests but were subsequently downgraded by the ICC, meaning Jones’s status as an England international was lost.
    However, the EC

  • ​ECB announces proposed dates and venues for England Men’s behind-closed-doors Test series against West Indies

    • England Men will play three Tests against West Indies in July, subject to UK Government clearance to return behind closed doors 
    • Ageas Bowl will host first Test, with Emirates Old Trafford staging second and third matches 
    • Edgbaston selected as a contingency and training venue
    The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has today announced that Hampshire’s Ageas Bowl and Lancashire’s

  • England Men confirm back-to-training group

    The ECB can confirm the group of men’s players who have been asked to return to training, as England Men prepare for the prospect of behind-closed-doors cricket, subject to UK Government clearance.
    The ECB continues to work closely with its county partners to provide a safe and efficient return to practice for players, and is grateful for the support of the counties in assisting with the coachi

  • ​England men's players set to return to individual training next week

    STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 2.00pm (BST) ON THURSDAY MAY 14 2020
    The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that England men’s players will return to individual skills-based training from next week.
    By utilising venues across the country for individual sessions, the ECB will be able to provide a controlled environment that ensures adherence to safety protocols and social distancing

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