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  • ECB appoints Meena Botros as Director of Legal & Integrity

    The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announced the appointment of Meena Botros to the role of Director of Legal & Integrity.
    In the newly created role Meena will be responsible for all of ECB’s legal and integrity matters, advising on commercial arrangements and ensuring measures in the professional and recreational game meet the highest regulatory standards.
    Currently the LT

  • Ashes venues to offer public ticket ballot as England face Australia, Ireland and Pakistan in 2019.

    ECB today announced its Men’s Major Match schedule for 2019 which will include a public ballot for all Specsavers Ashes Test Matches for the first time.
    Each host Ashes venue will release tickets via their own public ballot to meet the anticipated high demand for tickets to watch England’s bid to regain the Ashes.
    Key highlights include:
    England vs Ireland Test Match: England’

  • Six players penalised under ECB Discipline Code

    Below is a round-up of Fixed Penalty Directive breaches from June 25 - July 16.
    Stuart Whittingham was reported by umpires Martin Saggers and Billy Taylor during Sussex’s Specsavers County Championship match against Nottinghamshire on 25 - 28 June 2018. The Cricket Liaison Officer, Tim Boon, determined that Whittingham had committed a Level 1 breach of the Directives (bowling a dangerous or unf

  • Burns to lead England Lions

    Surrey captain Rory Burns will lead England Lions in their four-day match against India A which starts at Blackfinch New Road on Monday

  • James Taylor appointed as England Selector

    James Taylor has been appointed as England Selector in a full-time capacity, with immediate effect
    Taylor played seven Test matches and 27 One-Day Internationals for England, including the 2015 Cricket World Cup and all four Tests in the 2016 Test series win in South Africa.
    In First-Class county cricket, the 28-year old also played for Leicestershire from 2008 to 2011 and Nottinghamshire 20

  • ECB begin search for the nation's best-ever England Men's Test XI to celebrate 1000th Men's Test

    Hutton or Cook? Botham or Stokes? Trueman or Anderson?
    It’s been a debate up and down the country for decades but now, for the first time ever, the ECB has decided it is time to ask the nation pick the best-ever men’s Test XI.
    To mark England’s 1000th men’s Test match in the first Specsavers Test against India at Edgbaston, which begins on Wednesday 1stAugust, the ECB is launching a

  • England fall to defeat in Vitality IT20 Physical Disability Tri-Series Final

    An exceptional innings of 75 by Sussex’s Liam O’Brien proved in vain as England fell to a 45-run defeat against Pakistan in the Vitality IT20 Physical Disability Tri-Series Final.
    Pakistan’s impressive score of 189-7 was too tall a task for England who were bowled out for 144 in reply.
    Pakistan got off to another flying start after being inserted by England captain Iain Nairn, racing to 80 w

  • Flynn takes England to Vitality IT20 Physical Disability Tri-Series Final

    An unbeaten 64 from Callum Flynn helped England qualify for the Vitality IT20 Tri-Series Physical Disability Final thanks to a vital six win against Pakistan at Old Elizabethans Cricket Club.
    Bangladesh subsequent narrow four run loss to Pakistan meant that England and Pakistan will compete in tomorrow's final at Kidderminster Cricket Club.
    England opted to bowl first in a game that would de

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