Each women’s regional team will have an additional professional contract this season with the ECB funding a sixth contract per team for 2021/22.
With Northern Diamonds and Thunder set to fund additional contracts, it will take the number of professional players in the women’s regional structure from 41 to 51. Including the England Women Centrally Contracted players, there are 67 professional wo
"The ECB has this afternoon received a copy of the Report carried out on behalf of Yorkshire CCC into the allegations made by Azeem Rafiq, together with assurances from the Club to cooperate fully with the ongoing regulatory process."This is a matter with many serious allegations at its heart and the ECB’s regulatory team will now consider the Report as part of its investigation. "We anticipate th
World Cup winner Fran Wilson has announced her retirement from international cricket.
Wilson, 29, has played 64 times for her country across an 11-year career. She has featured in three World Cups, including being part of the team that lifted the ICC Women’s World Cup trophy at Lord’s in 2017.
Renowned for her outstanding work in the field – including a particularly memorable catch against t
Durham all-rounder Ben Stokes has been added to the England Men's Test squad for the Ashes tour of Australia.
Stokes, who has been given the all-clear by his consultant and the ECB medical team to resume training following his second operation on a fractured left index finger, will depart with the Test specialists and the Lions on 4 November.
The 30-year-old is ready to return to competitiv
The fifth match of the LV= Insurance Test Series between England Men and India Men has been rescheduled and will now take place in July 2022.
The match, which was due to take place last month at Emirates Old Trafford, was called off when India were unable to field a team due to fears of a further increase in the number of COVID-19 cases inside the camp.
With India leading the series 2-1, the
England bowler David Willey spoke to the media ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which starts in the UAE on Saturday when England take on West Indies in their opening group match of the tournament.
Video and audio files of David Willey’s media conference.
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England T20 captain Eoin Morgan spoke to the media ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which starts in the UAE on Saturday when England take on West Indies in their opening group match of the tournament.
Morgan was preparing in Dubai, UAE ahead of England’s final warm-up match against New Zealand on Wednesday 20 October in Abu Dhabi (2.00pm GST start).
Video and audio files of Eoin Morga
Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced the match schedule and venues for England Men’s T20 Internationals and Test Tours of the West Indies in January and March 2022.
England will arrive in the Caribbean to play the first-ever five-match T20I Series between the two teams. All five matches in Barbados will be played across a nine-day period from
England’s Mark Wood spoke to the media ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which starts in the UAE later this month. Wood was preparing ahead of the tournament at a training camp in Muscat, Oman.
Video and audio files of Mark Wood’s media conference. https://we.tl/t-Qc7S9v344Y
Video and stills from England's practice earlier today. Practice was held at Al Amerat, Oman Cricket Academy
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The ECB has confirmed that the LV= Insurance County Championship will return to two divisions from next summer following a vote by the First-Class Counties This decision follows discussions between ECB and First-Class Counties to determine how and when a return to two divisions could be achieved 10 counties will compete in Division One and eight in Division Two with a two-up, two-down promotion-
*Virtual Media Conference – Mo Bobat*
ECB’s Performance Director, Mo Bobat, spoke to the media regarding the Lions squad announcement ahead of their tour of Australia starting next month.
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A 14-strong squad has been selected for the Lions tour of Austra
England’s Chris Jordan spoke to the media ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which starts in the UAE later this month. Woakes was preparing ahead of the tournament at a training camp in Muscat, Oman.
Video and audio files of Chris Jordan’s media conference.
Video and stills from England's practice earlier today. Practice was held at Al Amerat, Oman Cricket Academy
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