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  • Moeen Ali and Jamie Porter free to play in Vitality Blast

    England Test squad players, Moeen Ali and Jamie Porter have been released to play in the Vitality Blast this week.
    Moeen will play for the Worcestershire Rapids in two matches against Durham Jets on Friday, August 3 and away to Notts Outlaws at Trent Bridge on Saturday, August 4.
    Porter, the Essex seamer, will leave Edgbaston at close today and feature for the Eagles against Kent Spitfires a

  • ECB reveals the nation's best-ever England Men's Test XI

    England cricket fans have voted for their best-ever men’s Test XI to celebrate the 1000th England men’s Test match at Edgbaston, starting on Wednesday 1st August.
    Cricket fans from across the country were invited to pick their team from over 100 players ranging from W.G. Grace in the 1880s to current Test captain Joe Root in a survey completed by over 6,000 England cricket fans.
    After two w

  • Statspack: First Specsavers Test Match - England v India

    England will become the first test team to play 1000 men’s Test matches
    Team Played Won Lost Tied Drawn PercWon W/L Ratio England 999 357 297 0 345 35.73 1.20 Australia 812 383 219 2 208 47.16 1.74 West Indies 535 171 188 1 175 31.96 0.90 India 522 145 160

  • Media Advisory - MEDIA & TRAINING ARRANGEMENTS 1st Specsavers Test Match - England v India

    Please note the following media and training arrangements ahead of the first Specsavers Test between England and India at Edgbaston.
    N.B. Media timings are approximate. Please be in place 30 minutes before advertised timings. Timings are (BST).
    Monday July 30, Edgbaston
    9.30am-12.30pm: India practice
    12.30pm: England media opportunity
    12.45pm: India media opportunity
    1.30pm-4.30p

  • England squad announced for first Test against India

    England name a 13-man squad for the first Specsavers Test match against India. Yorkshire’s Adil Rashid returns to the squad along with Moeen Ali. Essex’s Jamie Porter included for the first time.

  • 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

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