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  • England Lions announce group for winter training camp

    England Lions have announced a 21-player group to travel to the UAE for a training camp from November 16 to December 7.
    The group, which includes 10 players (George Balderson, Shoaib Bashir, James Coles, Josh De Caires, Tom Lawes, Dan Mousley, Callum Parkinson, Rishi Patel, Ollie Price, John Turner) who are part of a Lions experience for the first time, will focus on developing their red-ball s

  • ECB congratulates record-breaker Sir Alastair Cook

    The England and Wales Cricket Board congratulates former England Men’s captain Sir Alastair Cook on an extraordinary 20-year career for England and Essex following his retirement announcement.
    The left-handed opening batter established himself as an all-time great during a record-breaking England career during which time he played 161 Tests, 59 of those as captain, and scored an England record

  • Somerset's Tom Kohler-Cadmore added to England Men's ODI Squad

    In preparation for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in India starting next month, Yorkshire and England Men's batter Joe Root is to be rested for the remaining matches in the Metro Bank ODI series against Ireland. In light of this, the National Selectors have added Somerset batter Tom Kohler-Cadmore to bolster the England ODI squad.
    Kohler-Cadmore is set to join the team in Nottingham following

  • England Men's World Cup squad finalised

    The England Men’s selection panel has finalised the 15-player squad for the 2023 ICC Men’s World Cup.
    The selection panel met following the 3-1 Metro Bank ODI Series win over New Zealand and have drafted Harry Brook into the 15-player World Cup squad while Jason Roy is not included.
    England Men’s National Selector, Luke Wright, said: “We have selected a squad we are confident can go to India

  • England Men to play home Zimbabwe Test in 2025

    The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will host bilateral cricket against Zimbabwe for the first time since 2003 following an agreement to play a Men’s Test match in May 2025.
    England Men will play Zimbabwe in a four-day Test from 28-31 May 2025, at a venue to be confirmed, and follows discussions between the ECB and Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) to forge closer relations.
    ECB Chief Executive Of

  • Summer of cricket captivates the nation

    Record 655,000 people attended the Men’s LV= Insurance and Women’s Metro Bank Ashes Series this summer Every day of the Men’s Ashes series sold out in advance, with total attendance topping 545,000 - after 110,000 watched Women's series England Women’s attendances hit new records with ODI series also selling out – a first for an England Women’s series 17.8 million watched some of the action live

  • England name XI for fourth LV= Insurance Men's Ashes Test

    England have announced their XI for the fourth LV= Insurance Men's Ashes Test starting at Emirates Old Trafford on Wednesday 19 July.
    Lancashire seamer James Anderson replaces Sussex seamer Ollie Robinson from the side that defeated Australia in the third Test at Headingley last week.
    England Team
    1. Ben Duckett
    2. Zak Crawley
    3. Moeen Ali
    4. Joe Root
    5. Harry Brook
    6. Ben

  • Metro Bank extends partnership with England & Wales Cricket Board

    Metro Bank to become Official Title Partner for One Day Cricket
    Following the recent announcement that Metro Bank will become the first ever Champion of Women’s and Girls’ Cricket, the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announces that Metro Bank will also become Official Title Partner for One Day Cricket.
    This opportunity will see the Bank become title partner of the Metro Bank

  • ECB announces 2024 England Women's and England Men's home schedule

    England Women and England Men to play concurrent white-ball series against Pakistan to open the international summer. England Women return to high-capacity venues including Edgbaston, Headingley, The Ageas Bowl, The Kia Oval and Lord’s following record ticket sales this summer. England Men host Pakistan Men in four IT20s before flying out to defend their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title in the Unit

  • England Cricket and wider game celebrate Rainbow Laces

    ECB and the wider game will mark Stonewall's Rainbow Laces campaign from July 1-July 6.
    The campaign - now in its 10th year - is designed to promote LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport. Cricket will be participating for the seventh season in a row.
    Players will be given laces, stumps will be branded and there will be big-screen graphics across all Vitality Blast and Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy fixture

  • Rehan Ahmed added to England Men’s Test Squad

    Leicestershire leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed has been added to the England Men’s Test squad for the second LV= Insurance Men’s Ashes Test against Australia starting at Lord’s on Wednesday 28 June 2023 as cover for spinning all-rounder Moeen Ali.
    Ahmed, 18, who made his Test debut in the final Test against Pakistan in Karachi last winter, will join the rest of the squad this weekend in London.
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  • England name XI for first LV= Insurance Men's Ashes Test

    England have announced their XI for the first LV= Insurance Men’s Ashes Test starting at Edgbaston on Friday 16 June.England Team1. Ben Duckett2. Zak Crawley3. Ollie Pope4. Joe Root5. Harry Brook6. Ben Stokes *7. Jonathan Bairstow +8. Moeen Ali9. Stuart Broad10. Ollie Robinson11. James AndersonENDS

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