ECB have today announced a 16-man Visually Impaired (VI) squad for their upcoming tour of India.
The side will take on World Champions India in three IT20s before competing in a Tri-Series against India and Sri Lanka.
Sam Murray returns to the squad after taking time out of the sport to become a Para-Rower for Team GB. Darren Paddick has been called up for his first tour after impressing in
The line-up for the Vitality Blast quarter-finals has been confirmed with all four matches to be shown live on Sky Sports:
Kent Spitfires v Lancashire Lightning - Thursday 23 August (7pm)
Durham Jets v Sussex Sharks - Friday 24 August (6.30pm)
Worcestershire Rapids v Gloucestershire - Saturday 25 August (3pm)
Somerset v Nottinghamshire Outlaws - Sunday 26 August (3pm)
There have been results in 13 of the last 16 Tests played at Nottingham. England have won six of the last eight played at Nottingham.
India’s only Test win at Nottingham came in 2007.
Seam v Spin at Nottingham since 2010:
Type
Balls
Runs
Wkts
Avg
RPO
SR
Seam 10361 5314 207 25.67 3.07 50.05 Spin 2843 1733 35 49.51
An ECB Spokesperson said:
“Now that the legal proceedings have concluded, the disciplinary process for Ben Stokes and Alex Hales can be scheduled by the Cricket Discipline Commission [CDC].
“Ben Stokes will now join the England squad for the 3rd Specsavers Test against India, which starts at Trent Bridge on Saturday.
“Considerable detail has been heard in this week-long court case and, in
England National Cricket Selectors have named an unchanged 13-man squad for the third Specsavers Test match against India at Trent Bridge starting on Saturday August 18.
The ECB will make an assessment of Ben Stokes’s availability after the trial in Bristol has concluded.
England Test squad
Joe Root (Yorkshire) captain
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
Jimmy Anderson (Lancashire)
Jonny
Please note the following media and training arrangements ahead of the third Specsavers Test between England and India at Trent Bridge.
N.B. Media timings are approximate. Please be in place 30 minutes before advertised timings. Timings are (BST).
Thursday August 16, Trent Bridge
9.30am-12.30pm: India practice
12.00pm: England media opportunity
12.45pm: India media opportunity
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Since 2014 England have won three of the last 9 nine Tests played at Lord’s.
StartDate
Team1
Totals1
Team2
Totals2
Result
24/05/2018 England 184 & 242 Pakistan 363 & 66-1 Pakistan won by 9 wickets 07/09/2017 West Indies 123 & 177 England 194 & 107-1 England won by 9 wickets 06/07/2017 Engl
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Please note the following media and training arrangements ahead of the second Specsavers Test between England and India at Lord’s.
N.B. Media timings are approximate. Please be in place 30 minutes before advertised timings. Timings are (BST).
Tuesday August 7, Lord’s
9.30am-12.30pm: India practice
12.30pm: England media opportunity
England make two changes to their squad for the second Specsavers Test at Lord's.
England Test squad players, Moeen Ali and Jamie Porter have been released to play in the Vitality Blast this week.
Moeen will play for the Worcestershire Rapids in two matches against Durham Jets on Friday, August 3 and away to Notts Outlaws at Trent Bridge on Saturday, August 4.
Porter, the Essex seamer, will leave Edgbaston at close today and feature for the Eagles against Kent Spitfires a
England cricket fans have voted for their best-ever men’s Test XI to celebrate the 1000th England men’s Test match at Edgbaston, starting on Wednesday 1st August.
Cricket fans from across the country were invited to pick their team from over 100 players ranging from W.G. Grace in the 1880s to current Test captain Joe Root in a survey completed by over 6,000 England cricket fans.
After two w
England will become the first test team to play 1000 men’s Test matches
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tied
Drawn
PercWon
W/L Ratio
England 999 357 297 0 345 35.73 1.20 Australia 812 383 219 2 208 47.16 1.74 West Indies 535 171 188 1 175 31.96 0.90 India 522 145 160
