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  • Chris Woakes returns to the England Test squad

    England Men’s Head Coach Chris Silverwood has named a 15-player squad for the fourth LV= Insurance Test match against India starting at the Kia Oval on Thursday 2 September 2021.
    England Men’s LV= Insurance Fourth Test Squad
    Joe Root (Yorkshire) Captain
    Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
    James Anderson (Lancashire)
    Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
    Sam Billings (Kent)
    Rory Burns (Surrey)<

  • Mark Wood to miss LV= Insurance third Test

    England seamer Mark Wood has been ruled out of the LV= Insurance third Test against India with a jarred right shoulder.
    Wood sustained the injury on the fourth day of the second Test at Lord’s and will not be fit to play at Emerald Headingley starting on Wednesday.
    He will remain with the squad in Leeds and will continue his rehab with the England medical team.
    The 31-year-old will be ass

  • Dawid Malan is added to the England Men’s Test squad for the third Test at Emerald Headingley

    England Men’s Head Coach Chris Silverwood has named a 15-player squad for the third LV= Insurance Test match against India starting at Emerald Headingley on Wednesday 25 August 2021.
    England Men’s Third Test Squad
    Joe Root (Yorkshire) Captain
    Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
    James Anderson (Lancashire)
    Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
    Rory Burns (Surrey)
    Jos Buttler (Lancashire)
    Sam

  • Schedule updated for England's tour of Pakistan

    The schedule for England Men's and England Women's joint tour of Pakistan has been updated.
    All fixtures have been moved to Rawalpindi, and moved forward one day to assist with England Men's and Pakistan Men's preparations for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
    The teams will travel together and will depart the UK on October 9. Both teams will play two IT20s, before the England Men's team depart t

  • Jofra Archer ruled out for the rest of the year

    The England and Wales Cricket Board can confirm that England fast bowler Jofra Archer underwent further scans on his injured right elbow last week. The scans revealed that he has suffered a recurrence of a stress fracture of his right elbow.
    In response to these findings, he has been ruled out for the rest of the year and will miss the current LV= Insurance Test series against India, the ICC M

  • England’s Men’s tour of Bangladesh rearranged for March 2023

    England’s Men’s planned tour of Bangladesh, which was due to take place in September and October 2021, will now take place in March 2023, it has been confirmed.

    The England and Wales Cricket Board and the Bangladesh Cricket Board have mutually decided to reschedule the tour, which includes three One Day Internationals and three T20 Internationals.
    The tour is planned to take place in the

  • Ben Stokes withdraws from England Men's Test Squad

    The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) can confirm that England Men's all-rounder Ben Stokes will take an indefinite break from all cricket with immediate effect.
    Stokes has withdrawn from England's Test squad ahead of the LV= Insurance Test series against India starting next week to prioritise his mental wellbeing and to rest his left index finger, which has not fully healed since his retur

  • Joint Statement: Ashes Tour planning

    The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) have issued a joint statement regarding the proposed Men’s Ashes tour to Australia planned for winter 2021/22.
    This week, several meetings have been held between the England Men’s players, ECB and Team England Player Partnership to discuss provisional plans for the tour of Australia later in the year.

  • Chris Silverwood names squad for opening two LV= Insurance Tests against India

    England Men’s Head Coach Chris Silverwood has named a 17-player squad for the opening two Tests of the LV= Insurance Test Series against India starting at Trent Bridge on Wednesday 4 August 2021.

    England Men’s Test Squad:
    Joe Root (Yorkshire) Captain
    James Anderson (Lancashire)
    Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire)
    Dom Bess (Yorkshire)
    Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)
    Rory Burns (Surre

  • England name 16-player squad for Vitality IT20 Series against Pakistan

    Eoin Morgan will return to captain England Men for the Vitality IT20 Series against Pakistan.

    Morgan is one of nine players who have been included in the squad after completing the required period of self-isolation following the Royal London Series against Sri Lanka. All of the 16-player squad and support staff have returned negative Covid-19 tests to clear them for the series.
    Paul Coll

  • England Men announce new squad for Royal London Series against Pakistan

    England Men have named an 18-strong group for the Royal London Series against Pakistan.
    The announcement comes after the news that three members of the initial playing group and four members of the management staff had tested positive for COVID-19, and consequently the entire squad initially selected was required to isolate.
    Ben Stokes will return to the squad to captain the side and Chris S

  • Official Statement - COVID19 Testing

    Following PCR tests administered yesterday (Monday) in Bristol, The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) can confirm that seven members - three players and four management team members- of the England Men's ODI party have tested positive for COVID-19.

    In collaboration with Public Health England, Public Health Wales and Bristol Local Health Authority, those impacted will now observe a per

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