Ollie Robinson Statement:
On the biggest day of my career so far, I am embarrassed by the racist and sexist tweets that I posted over eight years ago, which have today become public. I want to make it clear that I'm not racist and I'm not sexist.
I deeply regret my actions, and I am ashamed of making such remarks.
I was thoughtless and irresponsible, and regardless of my state of mind at
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To celebrate 50 days to go until the opening game of The Hundred on 21 July, 100 children today took part in a Dynamos Cricket session alongside world-class players including Heather Knight, Fran Wilson and Sarah Glenn.
The Hundred will launch with an historic women’s match, Oval Invincibles vs Ma
Three women’s teams in The Hundred have today confirmed domestic signings.
Phoebe Graham and Ami Campbell have signed for Northern Superchargers, Alicia Presland and Teresa Graves have joined Trent Rockets, and Grace Gibbs has linked up with Oval Invincibles.
The moves signal the end of the second phase of the player selection process in The Hundred Women’s Competition. Phase three, througho
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has made five new appointments to its Match Referee Panel.
Former England internationals Devon Malcolm and Dean Headley join Will Smith, Alec Swann and Simon Hinks on the Supplementary Panel ahead of a busy period of domestic cricket.
Sue Laister has also been appointed to match referee this weekend’s Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match between Norther
Ahead of the two-match LV= Insurance Test Series against New Zealand, the cricket community has come together to launch the LV= Insurance ‘In With Heart’ campaign via a new film released today You can download the rights-free film from the Official Title Partner of Men’s and Women’s Test Cricket in England & Wales here Voiced by Michael Vaughan, the film includes England stars Anya Shrubsole,
Foakes has torn his left hamstring
Kent’s Sam Billings and Nottinghamshire’s Haseeb Hameed added to the Test squad
Surrey and England wicketkeeper Ben Foakes is ruled out of the forthcoming LV= Insurance Test series against New Zealand after tearing his left hamstring.
Foakes, who was selected in the England men’s squad earlier this month, was set to play his first Test in home conditions
The world leading trading and investments provider has agreed a three-year deal to be an Official Partner of England Cricket.
IG, a global leader in online trading and investments, has today been announced as an Official Partner of England Cricket. The partnership will see IG support both the men’s and women’s teams, with the IG logo appearing on the men’s shirt across all three formats of t
June 1 marks 50 days to go until the first game of The Hundred, with Oval Invincibles hosting Manchester Originals at the Kia Oval on July 21.
On June 1, 100 Dynamos participants will take part in a taster session at the Kia Oval, alongside players from The Hundred.
What: The Hundred does Dynamos Cricket taster session
When: June 1, 9am-12pm.
Where: The Kia Oval
Who: Players from ea
Men’s Ashes Test Series will commence in Brisbane on 8 December 2021
The fifth Men’s Ashes Test will take place at Optus Stadium, Perth on 14 January 2022
Women’s Ashes will start on 27 January 2022 in Canberra
The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia (CA) have confirmed the Men’s and Women’s Ashes schedule for 2021-22 to be staged in Australia.
Men’s Ashes Tes
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England Men’s Head Coach Chris Silverwood has named a 15-player squad for the two-match LV= Insurance Test Series against New Zealand starting at Lord’s on Wednesday 2 June 2021.
England Men’s Test Squad
Joe Root (Yorkshire) Captain
James Anderson (Lancashire)
James Bracey (Gloucestershire)
Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire
After a year of cancelled live music festivals and gigs, The Hundred guarantees live performances at each of its 68 games courtesy of BBC Music Introducing.
Live music artists performing at every game
DJs embedded in each of the eight city-based teams
Hosts from the world of entertainment announced for each team
The Hundred - a new 100-ball cricket competition - today announces an unprec
The appointment of Baroness Valerie Amos as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the ECB has been unanimously ratified at the Annual General Meeting today.
The ECB’s 41 members also unanimously ratified the reappointment of the other continuing directors - Ian Watmore, Alan Dickinson, Barry O’Brien, Brenda Trenowden, Jim Wood, Katie Bickerstaffe, Lucy Pearson, Martin Darlow, Ron Kalifa, Sco
