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  • Official Statement – Jofra Archer

    Following a disciplinary hearing held on Friday evening, 17 July, England cricketer Jofra Archer has been fined an undisclosed amount and received an official written warning after admitting to breaching the team’s bio-secure protocols on Monday 13 July when he made an unauthorised visit to his home in Hove.
    Archer was withdrawn from England’s second Test squad against West Indies at Emirates O

  • ​Ben Stokes Virtual Media Conference

    Please find below a link to download England all-rounder Ben Stokes’s media conference following play on day two #raisethebat second Test against the West Indies at Emirates Old Trafford.
    You will find the following files:
    Video and audio file of Ben Stokes media conference - DOWNLOAD HERE

    Please credit - England and Wales Cricket Board.
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  • ECB statement: Piloting spectator events

    The Government today announced that a small number of sporting events will be used to pilot the safe return of spectators through late July and early August. This includes two men's county cricket friendly matches, including Surrey v Middlesex at the Kia Oval on July 26/27.
    An ECB spokesperson said: "From the outset of this crisis, we’ve worked in partnership with the UK Government on the safe

  • NatWest CricketForce to supply cricket clubs with essentials for returning to play

    NatWest CricketForce is back for the summer of 2020, but as cricket clubs across the country contend with returning to play in the wake of COVID-19, the focus this year has shifted to ensuring clubs can support their volunteer community and enable them to return to cricket confidently.
    Like previous years NatWest CricketForce is all about bringing clubs together to work towards a common goal. B

  • ​Ashley Giles Virtual Media Conference

    Please find below a link to download England's Managing Director of Men's Cricket Ashley Giles. media conference following play on day one #raisethebat second Test against the West Indies at Emirates Old Trafford.
    You will find the following files:
    Video and audio file of Ashley Giles media conference - DOWNLOAD HERE

    Please credit - England and Wales Cricket Board.
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  • Official Statement – Jofra Archer

    England’s Jofra Archer has been excluded from the #raisethebat second Test against the West Indies starting today (Thursday 16 July) at Emirates Old Trafford following a breach of the team’s bio-secure protocols.
    Archer will now commence five days of isolation and will undergo two COVID-19 tests in this period, which have to test negative before his self-isolation period is lifted.
    The West

  • ​Joe Root Virtual Media Conference & England Men’s Training Footage

    Please find below a link to download England captain Joe Root’s media conference.
    Due to the rain in Manchester, England were unable to train outside and practised in the indoor nets at Emirates Old Trafford ahead of the #raisethebat second Test against the West Indies starting on Thursday 16 July 2020.
    You will find the following files:
    Video and audio file of Joe Root’s media conferen

  • ​England Men’s Training Footage

    Please find below a link to download training footage from England’s practice session at Emirates Old Trafford ahead of the #raisethebat second Test against the West Indies at Emirates Old Trafford starting on Thursday 16 July 2020.
    England will confirm their squad for the second Test tomorrow.
    Lancashire seamer Saqib Mahmood has left the squad and will join up with England’s white-ball trai

  • ​Dom Bess Media Conference

    Please find below a link to download a video interview with England spinner Dom Bess ahead of the #raisethebat second Test against the West Indies at Emirates Old Trafford starting on Thursday 16 July 2020.
    You will find the following files:
    Video file of Bess’s media conference

    DOWNLOAD HERE
    Please credit - England and Wales Cricket Board.
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  • ​Ben Stokes Media Conference

    Please find below a link to download a video interview with England captain Ben Stokes following England’s defeat to West Indies in the #raisethebat first Test at the Ageas Bowl.
    You will find the following files:
    Video file of Stokes’s media conference

    DOWNLOAD HERE
    Please credit - England and Wales Cricket Board.
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    Editorial Notes:
    England Men’s Test Squad
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  • ​James Anderson Media Conference

    Please find below a link to download a video interview with England seam bowler James Anderson following day three of the #raisethebat first Test between England and West Indies at the Ageas Bowl.
    You will find the following files:
    Video file of Anderson’s media conference

    DOWNLOAD HERE
    Please credit - England and Wales Cricket Board.
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  • All First-Class Counties committed to playing same red-ball and white-ball competitions

    18 First-Class Counties committed to participate in same red-ball and white-ball competitions this summer Fixtures for new men’s domestic season to be announced later this month
    All 18 First-Class Counties have agreed to participate in the same competitive red-ball and white-ball competitions during this summer’s shortened men’s domestic season.
    The season will commence with a four-day com

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