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Tash Farrant in action for England. Photo: Getty Images

Injury update: Tash Farrant

England international Tash Farrant has suffered a reoccurrence of a stress fracture of the lumbar spine.
Farrant undertook an extensive rehab programme following the initial injury last May and returned to domestic action in April.
The South East Stars and Oval Invincibles left armer will now have an operation and will miss the remainder of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and The Hundred.<

Alice Davidson-Richards and Alice Capsey named in England Women A squad for opening T20 against Australia A

Alice Davidson-Richards and Alice Capsey named in England Women A squad for opening T20 against Australia A

England Women A have announced their squad for their opening T20 fixture against Australia A (Wednesday 21 June, Haselgrave, Loughborough).
Alice Davidson-Richards, who featured for the A side in last week’s warm-up fixture against Australia Women and Alice Capsey have been released from the senior Test squad to play in the first T20 for England Women A.
Mahika Gaur (Thunder), who trained wi

Major match venues for 2025-31 announced

Major match venues for 2025-31 announced

The venues hosting England Men's and England Women’s international matches over the seven-year period from 2025 to 2031 have been announced.

With this year’s hotly anticipated LV= Insurance Men’s Ashes and Metro Bank Women’s Ashes series just days away, the seven-year schedule sets out the details of two more huge Ashes summers to look forward to:
England Men will take on Australia Men

Embargoed until 11.30am (BST) on Monday 12 June 2023 - England Women announce Metro Bank Women's Ashes LV=Insurance Test squad

Embargoed until 11.30am (BST) on Monday 12 June 2023 - England Women announce Metro Bank Women's Ashes LV=Insurance Test squad

England Women have announced their Women's Ashes Test squad for the 2023 Metro Bank Ashes Series.
Western Storm duo Lauren Filer and Danielle Gibson are included in the 15-strong group for their maiden full call-ups.
Seamer Filer, who previously represented England Academy, has been a mainstay and top bowling performer in Western Storm’s last two campaigns.
All-rounder Gibson is Storm’s

Metro Bank enters partnership with ECB as inaugural champion partner of women's and girls' cricket

Metro Bank enters partnership with ECB as inaugural champion partner of women's and girls' cricket

Metro Bank to become the first ever champion partner of women’s and girls’ cricket, across all formats, from Test match to grassroots A new Women’s and Girls’ Fund will sit at the heart of the partnership, supporting the transformation of grassroots cricket for women and girls Metro Bank to be the official England Women’s team partner including Title Partner of the Women’s Ashes Series
The En

Katherine Sciver-Brunt retires from international cricket

Katherine Sciver-Brunt retires from international cricket

Katherine Sciver-Brunt has announced her retirement from international cricket. The right-arm seamer, who made her England debut in 2004, has played 267 times for her country, taking 335 wickets across all formats.

In that time Sciver-Brunt has won three World Cups and four Ashes series and topped the wicket-taking charts for England Women in both IT20 and ODI cricket.
Sciver-Brunt said:

England Women's Captain Heather Knight (Getty Images)

Revised schedule confirmed for England Women’s white-ball series against Sri Lanka

Following a request from Sri Lanka Cricket due to the confirmation of the women’s cricket tournament at the 2023 Asian Games, the England & Wales Cricket Board have mutually agreed to a schedule change to the England Women’s white-ball home series against Sri Lanka planned for September.

The series will commence with three Vitality IT20s on Thursday 31 August at The 1stCentral County Gr

Clare Connor appointed ECB Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director England Women

Clare Connor appointed ECB Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director England Women

Clare Connor is to take up a new expanded role as ECB Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director England Women.

Clare took on the role of Interim CEO in June 2022, having previously been ECB’s Managing Director of Women’s Cricket in which she oversaw a transformational period for the game.
She begins the new role with immediate effect following Richard Gould’s arrival at the or

England fell just six runs short

England lose to South Africa in nail-biting semi final

England Women lost to South Africa Women by 6 runs
England lost a tight and tense semi final encounter with hosts South Africa on Friday.
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first. The opening partnership of Tazmin Brits and Laura Wolvaardt took the home side to just short of 100 runs in just over 13 overs. After that good start, the home side reached 164-4 from their 20 overs. Soph

England celebrate taking one of nine wickets against Pakistan

England secure top spot in Group 2 with win over Pakistan

England Women beat Pakistan Women by 114 runs
England won their final group game against Pakistan by a record margin on Tuesday to maintain their 100% record and secure a place in the second semi-final on Friday.

England won the toss and chose to bat first, scoring 213 runs, the highest total in the history of the Women's T20 World Cup. Impressive knocks from opener Danni Wyatt, who sc

Sarah Glenn celebrates taking one of her two wickets

England move a step closer to the semi-finals with a win over India

England Women beat India Women by 11 runs
England Women won their third T20 World Cup game against India Women in Gqeberha on Saturday to stay top of group 2.
England batted first and despite the loss of some early wickets managed to reach 151-7, largely thanks to a half century from Nat Sciver-Brunt and 40 from 27 balls from Amy Jones.
In reply Smriti Mandhana got India off to a stron

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