ECB unveils plans to host full summer of international cricket in 2021
Provisional schedule includes a five-Test series against India, with Sri Lanka and Pakistan also expected to visit in June and July
England Women plan to host South Africa and New Zealand
England Visually Impaired team expected to line up against Australia in August
Matches due to take place across England and Wales
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has today set out plans to host int
England men’s T20 side confirms Pakistan tour in October 2021
Karachi to host IT20s on 14 and 15 October
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today confirmed the England men’s team will make their first visit to Pakistan in 16 years when they will play two Twenty20 internationals in Karachi on 14 and 15 October 2021.
England will arrive in Karachi on 12 October, and both teams will depart for India on 16 Oct
World Cup winning skippers stay at London Spirit
England’s World Cup winning captains Heather Knight and Eoin Morgan will be leading London Spirit women’s and men’s teams respectively in The Hundred next year, it has been announced today. Knight and Morgan will be joined by Naomi Dattani and Dan Lawrence, who have also been retained.
Eoin and Heather will join the team based at Lord’s, the Home of Cricket, where they both lifted the World Cup
National Selectors name squads for South Africa white-ball tour
The England National Selectors have named the squads for the men’s white-ball tour of South Africa.
The touring party depart on Monday 16 November and will play three IT20s and three ODIs taking place behind closed doors in a bio-secure environment at Newlands, Cape Town and Boland Park, Paarl.
England Men’s IT20 Squad:
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) (captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jofra
£1million #Funds4Runs initiative launched by ECB and LV= General Insurance to support areas of recreational cricket hit by Covid-19
England and Wales Cricket Board has partnered with LV= General Insurance to financially support focus areas of the grassroots cricket community that have been impacted by COVID-19 with a £1million investment fund #Funds4Runs will directly help four key areas recover and rebuild - children from deprived backgrounds, diverse communities, disability groups and women and girls’ programmes England st
Phil Neale to leave administration role with England Cricket
England Men's Cricket Operations Manager, Phil Neale OBE, is to leave his post at the end of October.
Neale, who has been in the role since 1999, is to retire after 21 years' service with the England & Wales Cricket Board. During his time with the team, he has served six Head Coaches, 11 Test captains and worked on 257 Test matches, 422 One-Day Internationals and 110 T20 internationals.
Maia Bouchier suspended for illegal bowling action
Southern Vipers all-rounder Maia Bouchier has been suspended from bowling in ECB competitions following an independent assessment of her bowling action conducted at Loughborough University.
The suspension follows the process set out in the ECB’s Regulations for the Review of Bowlers Reported with a Suspected Illegal Bowling Action.
Bouchier’s bowling action was reported by the umpires standi
JOINT STATEMENT: On behalf of England and Wales Cricket Board and Team England Player Partnership
England men’s centrally contracted players agree to revised remuneration
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Team England Player Partnership (TEPP) have reached an agreement on revised remuneration terms for England's men's central contracts for a 12-month period from 1 October 2020.
In view of the substantial shortfall in the ECB's revenue as a consequence of the COVID-19 pand