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  • England Men's Test spinner Jack Leach (Getty Images)

    Official Statement: Jack Leach

    England spinner Jack Leach has been ruled of the LV= Insurance Men’s Ashes series with a low back (lumbar) stress fracture.
    The 31-year-old Somerset slow-left-armer developed low back symptoms during England’s LV= Insurance Test victory over Ireland on Saturday. A scan on Sunday in London has revealed a stress fracture, which will keep him out of the forthcoming Ashes Test series, which gets un

  • England Men's Test Captain, Ben Stokes (Credit: ECB Collection)

    England Men name unchanged squad for first two LV= Insurance Ashes Test matches

    England Men's selection panel have named an unchanged 16-player squad for the first two LV= Insurance Men’s Ashes Test matches against Australia starting at Edgbaston on Friday 16 June 2023.

    England Men's Ashes Test Squad:
    Ben Stokes (Durham) Captain
    James Anderson (Lancashire)
    Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
    Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)
    Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
    Zak Crawley

  • 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

  • Laithwaites Wine becomes Official Wine Partner of England Cricket

    Laithwaites Wine becomes Official Wine Partner of England Cricket

    The England and Wales Cricket Board is delighted to announce a multi-year partnership with Laithwaites Wine which will become the Official Wine Partner of England Cricket. The partnership launches ahead of an exciting summer which features Men's and Women's Ashes Series and limited over matches against New Zealand and Ireland for the Men and Sri Lanka for the Women.

    Through the partnership,

  • CDC publishes sanctions against six former Yorkshire players and coaches

    CDC publishes sanctions against six former Yorkshire players and coaches

    The independent Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) has today published its sanction decisions in relation to six former Yorkshire County Cricket Club players and coaches.

    The sanctions follow a CDC Panel disciplinary hearing, held from 1 to 7 March, when five individuals – John Blain, Tim Bresnan, Andrew Gale, Matthew Hoggard and Richard Pyrah - were found to have breached ECB Directive 3.

  • Jason Roy (Getty Images)

    Official Statement: Jason Roy

    England Men’s white-ball batter Jason Roy has informed the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) that he wishes to take up an agreement with Major League Cricket in the USA later this summer.
    The ECB have agreed for him to play in the competition on the proviso that he gives up the remainder of his ECB incremental contract, which both parties have agreed to.
    The ECB wish to clarify that th

  • ECB launch 'Friday Night Blast' live YouTube programme

    ECB launch 'Friday Night Blast' live YouTube programme

    The ECB will this week launch a new YouTube programme ‘Friday Night Blast’ to give fans even more opportunity to watch and follow all of the Vitality Blast action as the 18 counties begin the race to Finals Day.

    The competition got off to a blistering start with more than 14,000 fans enjoying the first-ever Vitality Blast Off! in warm sunshine at Edgbaston on Saturday and tickets are sellin

  • The Hundred Managing Director Sanjay Patel to leave the ECB

    The Hundred Managing Director Sanjay Patel to leave the ECB

    Sanjay Patel, Managing Director of The Hundred, is to leave the ECB after the conclusion of the competition this year.

    Sanjay has led the creation and launch of the new competition, which has attracted attendances of more than 1m over the first two years. It has attracted more families, women and children to cricket, with 22% of tickets going to children last year and 28% of female ticket b

  • Five teams have confirmed their captains in The Hundred

    Ellyse Perry, Tom Abell and Sophie Ecclestone confirmed as captains in The Hundred

    Ellyse Perry, Tom Abell and Sophie Ecclestone have been confirmed to lead their teams in The Hundred, as five of the eight sides taking part announce their captains.

    Perry is joined by Birmingham local Moeen Ali as the men’s team captain at Edgbaston, Jos Buttler will continue to take the reins for the men’s Manchester Originals team and Tammy Beaumont is to lead the Welsh Fire women’s side

  • ECB Announces Refreshing New Partnership with Radox

    ECB Announces Refreshing New Partnership with Radox

    The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has today announced a new partnership with Radox, the UK’s number one shower and bathing brand[1], incorporating the Men’s, Women’s, and Disability England teams.
    The partnership will see the iconic Radox brand appear at grounds across the country with a campaign that marks the recent relaunch of their shower gel range.
    Radox will further celebrate t

  • Yorkshire and England wicketkeeper-batter Jonathan Bairstow returns to the Test squad for the first time since last summer. (Getty Images)

    Squad announced for England Men’s Test match versus Ireland

    England Men's selection panel have named a 15-strong squad for the LV= Insurance Test match against Ireland at Lord’s starting on Thursday 1 June 2023.
    England Men's Test Squad:
    Ben Stokes (Durham) Captain
    James Anderson (Lancashire)
    Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
    Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)
    Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
    Zak Crawley (Kent)
    Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)
    Dan L

  • Six England Women U19 stars confirmed for The Hundred

    Six England Women U19 stars confirmed for The Hundred


    The first signings of the open market stage in The Hundred women’s competition have been confirmed.


    Across the eight teams, 26 signings have been announced with six stars of England Women’s U19 World Cup team among the list, as well as Australian all-rounder Erin Burns, WPL break-out star Tara Norris and Scottish leg-spinner Abtaha Maqsood.


    Through the retention wi

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