As part of a four-year deal, 5 will air four live international T20 matches a year across the spring and summer months
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has agreed a new four-year deal with 5 to bring four live international T20 cricket fixtures to free-to-air TV each year.
As part of the deal, viewers will have the opportunity to watch and stream on 5 two international England Men’s
Richard Thompson has been reappointed as Chair of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) until September 2028.
Mr Thompson was originally appointed in 2022 for one five-year term, expiring in September 2027. However, ECB Members voted earlier this year to revise the ECB’s Articles of Association, changing the term for a Chair from a five-year term to a three-year term, with a Chair able to s
England Men’s Mixed Disability team have named their squad for the historic series against India.
For the first time at international level, players from different disciplines of disability cricket will play together in one team – with Physical Disability, Learning Disability and Hearing Impaired players coming together to form the side.
Callum Flynn, who has been captain of England Men’s Ph
IG, the global investing and trading platform and Official Investment Platform of the England Cricket team, has this week opened a number of new grassroots cricket net facilities in Nottingham and Surrey to help grow the game of cricket across the country.
Working alongside the ECB and local county teams and councils, IG’s Net Gains initiative outlines the brand’s commitment to invest in new pu
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is pleased to announce the appointment of former New Zealand international Tim Southee as a Specialist Skills Consultant for the England Men’s teams on a short-term basis.
Southee, 36, who retired from international cricket in December as New Zealand’s all-time leading wicket-taker, will support England’s squads across all formats through to the conclus
The England Women’s selection panel has named the squads for the upcoming white-ball series against the West Indies, which begins in one week’s time.
Led by new captain Nat Sciver-Brunt, England will contest three Vitality IT20s and three Metro Bank One Day Internationals (ODIs).
The IT20 series, the first under Sciver-Brunt and head coach Charlotte Edwards’ leadership, gets underway with
Six cricketing champions have been announced as the ECB’s first Honorary Life Vice-Presidents, as part of a new initiative to celebrate individuals who have made exceptional contributions to breaking down barriers or demonstrated extraordinary long-term service to the game.
The six – three from the professional game and three from recreational cricket – were presented with commemorative silver
The ECB is today announcing a change to its regulations regarding eligibility for transgender players in women’s and girls’ cricket. This is based on the updated legal position following the recent Supreme Court ruling.
With immediate effect, only those whose biological sex is female will be eligible to play in women’s cricket and girls’ cricket matches. Transgender women and girls can continue
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and BBC have today announced a new extension to their strategic partnership which will see the broadcaster continuing to screen England Men’s and Women’s international highlights and live coverage of The Hundred for the next four years.
The deal which runs from 2025-28 will see highlights of England Men’s and Women’s internationals broadcast across BBC
Six other top-class venues confirmed for expanded 12-team tournament that will see a total of 33 matches played over 24 days
The final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 will be held at Lord’s on Sunday 5 July, it has been announced.
Lord’s, which was also the venue for the thrilling final of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup between England and India in 2017, is one of seven venues conf
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has today confirmed that all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt has been appointed as the new captain of the England Women’s team.
Sciver-Brunt succeeds Heather Knight, who left her role following England’s 2025 Women’s Ashes series after a near nine-year tenure and will lead in all three formats working alongside recently appointed head coach Charlotte Edwards.
KP Snacks becomes Official Team Partner of England Cricket, featuring on the sleeve of the new England match and training shirts The partnership’s vision is to encourage healthier lifestyles and inspire more people to get involved with cricket, aiming to create a million opportunities for people to get active by 2033 This partnership is in addition to the existing KP Snacks partnership of The Hun
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Castore have launched three new playing kits and training wear to be worn by the three England teams across a huge summer of cricket.
The new Test, ODI and IT20 kits were revealed in a ‘A Call To All’ video featuring England legend Andrew Flintoff alongside Lauren Bell, Anthony Clapham, Zak Crawley, Jonny Gale, Ollie Pope and Danni Wyatt-Hodge.
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Toyota becomes the new Principal Partner of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), supporting professional and grassroots men's, women's and disability teams Toyota launches its Good For Cricket prize draw in the UK, offering a prize pool valued at more than £200,000 to support grassroots clubs in their fundraising efforts Building on its ‘Mobility For All’ vision, Toyota is investing in a mu
The ECB will team up with three charities to support their fundraising as official Match Charity Partners for the next two years.
Through the partnerships, each charity will take centre stage on one matchday during the summer to raise awareness of their vital work and support their fundraising efforts.
The three charities are:
The Ruth Strauss Foundation – Test Match Charity Partner
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Evie Ashton has won the coveted Christopher Martin-Jenkins Young Journalist of the Year following the presentation of the 2024 Domestic Cricket Journalism Awards at Lord’s.
The new-look awards, now in their 14th year, were presented in conjunction with the Cricket Writers’ Club at the ECB Domestic Season Launch.
The awards featured three new categories – Podcast of the Year, Photo of the Yea
The England & Wales Cricket Board has today announced Charlotte Edwards as the new Head Coach of the England Women’s team.
Edwards is a former England captain who represented her country over 300 times, winning two World Cups and lifting the Ashes five times across a 20-year playing career.
Since retiring from playing in 2017, Edwards has coached across English domestic cricket and globa
Chair Richard Whittam KC has appointed 14 new members of the Cricket Discipline Panel (CDP), the independent tribunal which will hear and adjudicate on cases of alleged regulatory breaches in professional cricket, and decide what sanctions are appropriate for any breaches that are found to have occurred.
Anurag Singh, Christopher Coltart KC, Gareth Graham, Gemma White KC, Graeme McPherson KC, J
England Women A began their tour of Australia with a three-wicket victory over Australia Women A in their opening T20 at Hurstville Oval on Wednesday.
The tourists needed 10 runs off the final three overs and two economic overs from Tess Flintoff (four runs) and Heather Graham (three runs) set up a tense finish.
However, wicketkeeper-batter Bess Heath held her nerve, dispatching Sianna Gin
Heather Knight is to leave her role as Captain of the England Women’s cricket team after nearly nine years. She will continue to be available for England selection.
Knight has captained England Women 199 times since 2016, including leading the team to a home World Cup victory in 2017 and to two other ICC tournament finals. She oversaw 134 victories as England Women captain, second on the list o