Match drawn. South Africa 181-5 & 284 all out drew with England 417
Rain intervened on the final day at Taunton to see the LV= Insurance Test between England Women and South Africa drawn.
The hosts went into the final day needing seven wickets, but only 43 overs were possible.
The two teams shared the points to leave the multi-format series tied at 2-2 going into the Royal London Seri
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Lancashire's Jos Buttler has been appointed captain of the England Men's white-ball teams by the England & Wales Cricket Board.
He succeeds Eoin Morgan, who retired from international cricket earlier this week. The ECB Interim Chair, Martin Darlow, and Interim Chief Executive Officer, Clare Connor, approved the appointment on
Headliners Bastille will take to the stage at Lord’s for The Hundred final on 3 September Kicking off from 3 August, each match day will feature BBC Music Introducing artists and DJs performing live at venues across the country Samm Henshaw, Katy J Pearson, Priya Ragu, English Teacher, Jordan Mackampa, Tamera and many more also confirmed to take centre stage at this summer’s unmissable sporting
South Africa 55-3 & 284 all out trail England 417 by 78 runs
Issy Wong took two late wickets to liven up a frustrating, rain-affected day at Taunton and leave the LV= Insurance Test fascinatingly poised heading into day four.
The Warwickshire and Central Sparks pacer dismissed Lara Goodall and Laura Woolvardt in a lively evening session consisting of just 12.5 overs.
Earlier England h
England 328-6 lead South Africa 284 all out by 44 runs
Nat Sciver and Alice Davidson-Richards both scored maiden Test hundreds as England grabbed the initiative on day two of the LV= Insurance Test at Taunton.
Coming together with their side wobbling at 121-5, Sciver (119*) and Davidson-Richards (107) combined for a superb partnership of 207 - England Women's joint-second highest partnership
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) can confirm that England Men's white-ball Captain Eoin Morgan has retired from international cricket with immediate effect.
During his 13-year international career with England, the 35-year-old won the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup as Captain in 2019 at Lord's, the first time England Men had won the world crown. He was also part of the England team that
South Africa 284 (England 0-0)
Marizanne Kapp scored a fine hundred and Kate Cross took four wickets on an entertaining first day of the LV= Insurance Test at Taunton.
England - fielding four debutants in the shape of Lauren Bell, Alice Davidson-Richards, Emma Lamb and Issy Wong - won the toss and bowled first, and Heather Knight's side will be happy with their work after bowling out the vis
England Women have announced a 13-strong squad for the LV= Insurance Test against South Africa.
The Test match forms the first part of the multi-format series, with four points available for the game and two points available for each white-ball game.
The squad features five potential Test debutants, with Emily Arlott, Lauren Bell, Alice Davidson-Richards, Freya Davies and Emma Lamb all poten
England seamer Katherine Brunt has announced her retirement from Test cricket.
Brunt, 36, steps away from the game as England Women's third-leading Test wicket-taker with 51 wickets. She will continue to play ODI and IT20 cricket.
Brunt made her Test debut in 2004, and was part of a momentous moment for English cricket in just her third Test match - taking nine wickets across the match and s
England Men's selection panel have named a 14-strong squad for the third LV= Insurance Test match against New Zealand starting at Headingley on 23 June.
England Men's Test squad v New Zealand:
Ben Stokes (Durham) captain
James Anderson (Lancashire)
Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)
Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
Zak Crawley (Kent)
Ben Foakes (Surrey)
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England powered to a historic first Deaf Ashes victory thanks to an outstanding display from all-rounder James Schofield. Schofield – in quarantine during the T20 rubber after contracting Covid – enjoyed a dream day out for George Greenway’s side, who won by eight wickets in Brisbane to take an unbeatable 5-2 lead with one game left of a dramatic, keenly fought series.
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Yorkshire County Cricket Club and a number of individuals have today been charged following an ECB investigation into racism and other allegations at the Club and its handling of those allegations.
The charges arise from alleged breaches of ECB Directive 3.3 (conduct which is improper or which may be prejudicial to the interests of cricket or which may bring the ECB, the game of cricket or
