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  • Tongue and Hill get Lions call

    Tongue and Hill get Lions call

    Josh Tongue and George Hill have been called up the England Lions squad ahead of this week’s second tour match against India Men A at Northampton.
    Tongue has been drafted in after he was a part of England Men’s win over Zimbabwe Men in the first Rothesay Test, while Yorkshire all-rounder Hill returns to the squad after missing the opening match. Chris Woakes and Jordan Cox have both joined up w

  • Trio included in Lions squad

    Trio included in Lions squad

    Zaman Akhter (Gloucestershire), Henry Crocombe (Sussex) and Max Holden (Middlesex) have been called into the England Lions squad ahead of this week’s four-day match against India Men A.
    The trio have been bought in as cover for Sonny Baker, Chris Woakes and George Hill.
    Baker is unavailable for the opening match, which begins in Canterbury on Friday, due to injury while Woakes is being reste

  • Rew to lead England Lions against India A

    Rew to lead England Lions against India A

    An initial 15-player squad has been selected for the England Lions’ two four-day matches against India A.
    Somerset’s James Rew will captain the Lions for the first time with the opening match at the Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence in Canterbury from Friday 30 May. The second match will be staged at the County Ground in Northampton from Friday 6 June.
    England Lions squad:
    James Rew (Somerset

  • Lions to host India A Men

    Lions to host India A Men

    England Lions will play two four-day matches against India Men A this summer.
    The first four-day match will be hosted at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence in Canterbury from Friday 30 May. The second match is scheduled to begin a week later on Friday 6 June at the County Ground in Northampton.
    The Rothesay Men’s Test series between England Men and India Men begins at Headingley on Friday 20 J

  • Hampshire and England Lions seamer Sonny Baker (ECB Collection)

    Sonny Baker Awarded England Men’s Development Contract

    The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has awarded Hampshire fast bowler Sonny Baker a Men’s Development Contract, which will run until September 2025.
    Baker, 21, will join Hampshire for the start of the 2025 season after previously playing for Somerset. The pace bowler has excelled over the winter, culminating in a successful England Lions tour of Australia last month, which caught the at

  • Englan Lions and Lancashire's Rocky Flintoff (Getty Images)

    England Men’s Lions Announce Squad for Australia Tour

    England Men’s Lions have confirmed a 16-player squad for their upcoming tour of Australia in January.
    The England A tour features two four-day matches against a Cricket Australia XI in Brisbane, followed by a first-class Test against Australia A in Sydney.
    England Men’s Lions Squad:
    Sonny Baker (Hampshire)
    Shoaib Bashir (Somerset)
    Pat Brown (Derbyshire)
    James Coles (Sussex)
    Sa

  • England Lions Head Coach Andrew Flintoff (Getty Images)

    England Lions Announce Squad for South Africa Training Camp and Four-Day Match Against South Africa A

    The England Men's Lions have confirmed a 19-player squad to tour South Africa from 20 November to 14 December. The camp will focus on supporting the development of the highest potential players, with a focus on individualised and high-quality training. The tour will conclude with a four-day match against South Africa A in Western Province. The tour is designed to further develop England's talent p

  • England Men's Lions Head Coach, Andrew Flintoff (Getty Images)

    ECB Appoints Andrew Flintoff as England Men’s Lions Head Coach

    The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Flintoff as Head Coach of the England Men’s Lions programme for the upcoming year,
    Flintoff emerged as the standout candidate from a pool of high-calibre applicants. He will take up the role in October, overseeing a schedule which includes a tour of South Africa before Christmas, a red ball tour of Aust

  • Leicestershire seamer Josh Hull, who has earned his first England Men's senior call-up. (Getty Images)

    Mark Wood Ruled Out of Test Series Against Sri Lanka

    Mark Wood has suffered a muscle strain and is ruled out of the Test series
    Leicestershire's Josh Hull earns first call-up to England Men's Test squad
    England Men's pace bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out of the remainder of the Rothesay Test series against Sri Lanka after scans confirmed a right thigh muscle strain. Wood sustained the injury on the third day of England's five-wicket vict

  • England Lions name squad for Sri Lanka tour game

    England Lions name squad for Sri Lanka tour game

    A 12-man England Lions squad has been named for the four-day match against Sri Lanka at Visit Worcestershire New Road.

    Kasey Aldridge, Lyndon James, Ollie Price and James Rew are due to join a strong squad after they were all part of the England Lions set-up during the winter.
    England Men Under-19s quartet Farhan Ahmed, Eddie Jack, Ben McKinney and Hamza Shaikh are also included after th

  • England Men’s Elite Pace Bowling Coach Neil Killeen (right) will lead the Lions in India this month (Getty Images)

    England Lions finalise coaching team for Tour of India

    England Men’s Elite Pace Bowling Coach Neil Killeen is set to lead the England Lions on their upcoming tour of India, beginning later this week. The month-long series will feature three four-day matches against India A in Ahmedabad.
    Killeen will head up a coaching team that includes local knowledge and experience, to support the playing group's needs. Notable additions to the coaching staff inc

  • England Lions squad for India tour announced

    England Lions squad for India tour announced

    A 15-player England Lions squad will fly to India in early January for a month-long red-ball tour that coincides with the start of England Men’s five-match Test series.

    Lancashire batter Josh Bohannon will captain the squad after leading the County Championship Division One run-scoring last summer with 1257 at an average of 59.85 with four centuries.
    The Lions will be based in Ahmedabad

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