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20 June 2023 09:07

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

Adil Rashid MBE, Lydia Greenway OBE and Sam Curran MBE

16 June 2023 22:32

Lydia Greenway, Adil Rashid and Sam Curran recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours

England cricketers Lydia Greenway, Adil Rashid and Sam Curran are among the names recognised in the King's Birthday Honours.

Greenway, a two-time World Cup winner and four-time Ashes winner who played over 200 times for her country, receives an OBE. Since retiring from playing, the former Kent left-hander has also founded Cricket For Girls.
Rashid, also a two-time World Cup winner, is aw

16 June 2023 13:29

ECB and BBC Sport agree new audio deal for live cricket coverage

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and BBC Sport have today announced an audio deal to extend live cricket coverage across BBC Radio and BBC Sounds up to and including the 2028 season.
The new four-year agreement extends the existing deal which runs to 2024 and ensures live coverage of all England's home Tests, one-day internationals and IT20s will continue to be heard exclusively across

England all-rounder Moeen Ali (ECB Collection)

14 June 2023 15:05

England name XI for first LV= Insurance Men's Ashes Test

England have announced their XI for the first LV= Insurance Men’s Ashes Test starting at Edgbaston on Friday 16 June.

England Team
1. Ben Duckett
2. Zak Crawley
3. Ollie Pope
4. Joe Root
5. Harry Brook
6. Ben Stokes *
7. Jonathan Bairstow +
8. Moeen Ali
9. Stuart Broad
10. Ollie Robinson
11. James Anderson
ENDS

14 June 2023 10:30

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

14 June 2023 08:30

Rudimental to headline The Hundred Final

Headliners Rudimental will take to the stage at Lord’s for The Hundred Final on Sunday 27 August Competition returns for a third summer of unmissable sporting and music entertainment
For the third year running, The Hundred has curated its music line-up in collaboration with BBC Music Introducing Kicking off from 1 August, each match day will feature a live performance from a BBC Music Int

12 June 2023 10:04

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

Shrubsole will retire at the end of the season. Photo: Getty Images

11 June 2023 13:43

Shrubsole confirms retirement as Southern Vipers win Charlotte Edwards Cup

Southern Vipers 118-3 beat Blaze 114-8 by seven wickets

Southern Vipers lifted the Charlotte Edwards Cup at New Road as they beat Blaze by seven wickets to win the competition for the second year in a row.
A Danni Wyatt half-century propelled the Vipers’ chase of 114, and fittingly it was captain Georgia Adams who hit the winning runs for her team to ensure the Vipers defended their titl

8 June 2023 10:00

Trio appointed to England Men's scouting team

The England and Wales Cricket Board has appointed James Foster, Richard Scott and Owais Shah to the England Men’s scouting team.

The trio are responsible for scouting red-ball and white-ball domestic cricket to inform selection for England Men and England Lions teams and programmes.
Former England internationals Foster and Shah boast extensive playing and coaching experience, while forme

7 June 2023 07:56

STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 8.30AM (BST) ON WEDNESDAY 7 JUNE 2023 - Moeen Ali added to England Men’s Test Squad

STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 8.30AM (BST) ON WEDNESDAY 7 JUNE 2023
Warwickshire spin-bowling all-rounder Moeen Ali has been added to the England Men’s Test squad for the first two LV= Insurance Men’s Ashes Test matches against Australia starting at Edgbaston on Friday 16 June 2023.
He replaces Somerset’s Jack Leach, who was withdrawn from the original 16-player squad on Sunday after sustaining

The eight new-look New Balance kits for The Hundred.

6 June 2023 11:15

Eight new-look kits drop as The Hundred gears up for third season

The blockbuster sporting event of summer gets latest makeover, with each team sporting fresh New Balance playing kits for 2023
The kits are made from and packaged in 100% recycled materials, and are also fully recyclable Buy your favourite team’s fresh new look and grab tickets at www.thehundred.com
New playing kits for all eight teams taking part in the third year of The Hundred have b

5 June 2023 18:14

ENGLAND WOMEN MEDIA & TRAINING SCHEDULE: Squad announcement and Metro Bank Women’s Ashes Series - Test match

All timings are BST and approximate. Please be in place a minimum of 30 mins before the advertised time. All timings are subject to change.
Please contact Emily Liles (Emily.liles@ecb.co.uk) to confirm your attendance at any of the below and to also request one-to-one interview opportunities.

Time

Activity

Location

Monday 12 June

10am-1

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