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ECB launches inaugural tape ball competition across Core Cities

ECB launches inaugural tape ball competition across Core Cities

It’s a game of thrills, spills, passion and drama – now a brand new national competition is being launched to showcase the best of tape ball cricket from diverse urban communities across the country.
Ahead of the start of England Men’s and Women’s international series against Pakistan next month, England stars Adil Rashid, Dawid Malan, Heather Knight and Sophie Ecclestone will today help launch

England Men's Test Captain Ben Stokes (left)and New Zealand Captain Tim Southee (Getty Imsges)

Christchurch, Wellington, and Hamilton to host England Men’s Test Tour of New Zealand

Hagley Oval, the Cello Basin Reserve, and Seddon Park will host the England Men’s Test Tour of New Zealand at the end of this year.
The three-match Test series have been scheduled to be played in Christchurch from November 28-December 2, in Wellington from December 6-10, and in Hamilton from December 14-18.
Information about tickets will be released in due course by New Zealand Cricket.

England Men's all-rounder Ben Stokes (Getty Images)

Ben Stokes Opts Out of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Selection

England men’s cricketer Ben Stokes has confirmed today that he does not wish to be considered for selection ahead of this summer’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which will take place in June in the West Indies and USA.
The England Test captain’s primary focus is to get fully fit to bowl not only for the summer of Test cricket, which includes two three-match Test series’ against West Indies and Sri L

Jack Leach ruled out of India Test tour

Jack Leach ruled out of India Test tour

England and Somerset spinner Jack Leach has been ruled out of the resof England Men’s Test tour of India with a left knee injury.
Leach sustained the injury during England’s first Test victory in Hyderabad and missed the second Test in Vizag as a result.
He will fly home from Abu Dhabi in the next 24 hours, where the England team have been staying ahead of the third Test in Rajkot, which st

England Men's PD team finish India tour with a win

England Men's PD team finish India tour with a win


England Men's Physical Disability team won the fifth and final match of their series in India by 22 runs in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
India had already clinched the series with a win on Saturday, but the win from England in the final match saw the series finish 3-2 to the hosts.
England Captain Callum Flynn was named player of the series, as he surpassed 1,000 runs in international cricket.

England Men's U19 start Super Six with loss against Australia

England Men's U19 start Super Six with loss against Australia

England Men's U19 lost to Australia Men's U19 by 110 runs (DLS)
England started the Super Six phase of the Under 19s World Cup with a loss to Australia in Kimberley on Wednesday.
England won the toss and chose to bowl first. Sebastian Morgan took a wicket in the first over to get England off to a great start, before Harry Dixon put on a half century to settle the ship for Australia. Captain

England Men's U19 suffer first defeat of World Cup

England Men's U19 suffer first defeat of World Cup

England Men's U19 lost to West Indies Men's U19 by 2 wickets
England finished the group stage of the Under 19s World Cup with a defeat to West Indies on Friday. The result was not enough to stop England from staying ahead of West Indies in Group B, by virtue of their superior net run rate.
West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first. For the first time in the tournament England lost e

England Men's U19 beat World Cup hosts South Africa

England Men's U19 beat World Cup hosts South Africa

England Men's U19 beat South Africa Men's U19 by 36 runs (DLS Method)
England continued their Under 19s World Cup campaign with a second group stage win as they beat home side South Africa on Tuesday.
England won the toss and chose to bowl first, restricting the hosts to 230 all out.
Spin was the name of the game in Potchefstroom once again. After seven wickets fell to England's young sp

England Men's batter Harry Brook (Getty Images)

Official Statement - Harry Brook

Harry Brook is set to return home with immediate effect for personal reasons from the England Men’s Test tour of India. He will not be returning to India.
The Brook family respectfully requests privacy during this time. In light of this, the ECB and the family kindly request the media and the public to respect their wish for privacy and refrain from intruding on their private space.
The Engl

England Men's U19 win world cup opener against Scotland

England Men's U19 win world cup opener against Scotland

England Men's U19 beat Scotland Men's U19 by 7 wickets
England got their Under 19s World Cup campaign off to a winning start as they beat Scotland in their opening group game in South Africa on Saturday.
England won the toss and chose to bowl first, restricting Scotland to 174 runs. There was plenty of turn on offer in Potchefstroom as seven wickets fell to England's young spinners. Th

England Men’s Elite Pace Bowling Coach Neil Killeen (right) will lead the Lions in India this month (Getty Images)

England Lions finalise coaching team for Tour of India

England Men’s Elite Pace Bowling Coach Neil Killeen is set to lead the England Lions on their upcoming tour of India, beginning later this week. The month-long series will feature three four-day matches against India A in Ahmedabad.
Killeen will head up a coaching team that includes local knowledge and experience, to support the playing group's needs. Notable additions to the coaching staff inc

Marcus Trescothick OBE and Stuart Broad CBE.

England cricket stars named in New Year’s Honours

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

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