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Jos Buttler (left) and Jack Leach playing for England (Getty Images)

England Men add Jos Buttler and Jack Leach to the LV= Insurance fifth Test squad

England Men’s Head Coach Chris Silverwood has named a 16-player squad for the fifth LV= Insurance Test match against India starting at Emirates Old Trafford on Friday 10 September 2021.

England Men’s Fifth Test Squad
Joe Root (Yorkshire) Captain
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
James Anderson (Lancashire)
Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Rory Burns (Surrey)
Jos Buttler (Lancashire)

England all-rounder Chris Woakes (Getty Images)

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)<

England seamer Mark Wood (Getty Images)

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

England batsman Dawid Malan (Getty Images)

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

England Women in action against Pakistan in 2020. Photo: Getty Images

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

England and Sussex bowler Jofra Archer (Getty Images)

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 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

England and Durham's Ben Stokes (Getty Images)

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

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

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

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.
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Ben Stokes is due to captain the England Men's ODI side for the first time. Photo: Getty Images

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

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