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  • Ben Stokes retires from one-day international cricket

    England Men’s all-rounder Ben Stokes has announced that he will retire from one-day international cricket following Tuesday’s Royal London International against South Africa.
    Stokes has played 104 ODI matches and is set to end his international career in the format on his home ground at the Seat Unique Riverside.
    The 31-year-old’s ODI career will forever be remembered for his Player-of-the-M

  • Alice Capsey and Freya Kemp selected in Commonwealth Games squad

    England Women have picked their squad to represent Team England in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be hosted in Birmingham.

    The 15 players will make history as the first cricketers to represent England in the Commonwealth Games.
    There are first international call-ups for teenagers Alice Capsey and Freya Kemp, while Issy Wong will get a chance to represent her country in her home city – h

  • Dunkley hundred leads England Women to victory in Bristol

    England Women 337-5 beat South Africa Women 223 by 114 runs
    Sophia Dunkley was the stand-out performer at Bristol as she scored her first international hundred to drive England Women towards a big total and a convincing victory over South Africa.
    The 23-year-old - relishing the opportunity to bat at No.3 - put on 142 for the third wicket with Nat Sciver as the hosts amassed 337-5, their seve

  • England Men name squads for white-ball matches against South Africa

    England Men's selection panel have named squads for the Royal London ODIs against South Africa starting on Tuesday 19 July and the Vitality IT20s versus South Africa, which get underway later this month.

    England Men's Royal London ODI squad v South Africa:
    Jos Buttler (Lancashire) (captain)
    Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
    Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
    Brydon Carse (Durham)
    Sam Cur

  • ECB AND SKY SPORTS ANNOUNCE EXTENDED PARTNERSHIP TO EXPAND COVERAGE AND INVESTMENT IN GROWING THE GAME

    ECB and Sky Sports partnership extended through to the end of 2028, with more live cricket to be shown than ever before.

    The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Sky Sports have today announced a new extension to their strategic partnership – a partnership now surpassing 30 years – which will see more live cricket on Sky Sports, more on free-to-air TV and further increased investment t

  • Emma Lamb's maiden hundred guides England Women to comfortable win

    England Women 219-5 beat South Africa Women 218 by five wickets
    Emma Lamb scored her maiden international hundred as England Women put in a convincing performance to beat South Africa by five wickets in the opening Royal London International at Northampton.
    Chasing South Africa's total of 218, Lamb put on 78 with Sophia Dunkley (22) - in a new role at No.3 in the order - and 89 with Nat Sciv

  • Teenager prepares to make history in The Hundred


    Two rising star teenagers are among the final names to secure places in this year’s squads for The Hundred - with one of them poised to become the competition’s youngest player.

    Davina Perrin, 15, will set the record if she takes to the field for Birmingham Phoenix. She and UAE international Mahika Gaur, 16, are among a host of young stars who have signed up for women’s competition th

  • England Lions name squad for matches against South Africa

    STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 12.30PM (BST) ON MONDAY 4 JULY 2022
    England Men's selection panel have named a 13-player squad for England Lions two Royal London 50-over internationals against South Africa starting on 12 July at Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton.


    England Lions Squad versus South Africa
    Tom Abell (Somerset) (Captain)
    Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire)
    Tom Banton (

  • Vitality Blast quarter-final dates confirmed

    Inaugural champions Surrey will open the 20th anniversary Vitality Blast quarter-finals when they host Yorkshire Vikings, at the Kia Oval on Wednesday.
    Surrey won the first-ever men’s Twenty20 competition in 2003 – which remains their one success - and earned a home tie after topping the South Group with the competition’s best record.
    North Group winners Birmingham Bears will host two-time c

  • CDC Panel impose two-point penalty on Leicestershire

    The Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) has imposed a two-point sanction on Leicestershire.

    The sanction is imposed immediately to Leicestershire’s 2022 Vitality Blast points total after the club incurred two further fixed penalties during their home match against Northamptonshire Steelbacks on Friday night.
    The CDC’s decision follows the sanction it imposed on Leicestershire on 2 August

  • Alice Davidson-Richards earns recall to England Women’s ODI squad

    England Women have announced a 14-strong squad for the Royal London Series against South Africa.

    Alice Davidson-Richards, who scored a century on Test debut in Taunton, is in the squad while Danni Wyatt is also selected. Issy Wong and Lauren Bell earn their first call-ups to an ODI squad.
    Heather Knight (Western Storm, cap)
    Tammy Beaumont (Lightning)
    Lauren Bell (Southern Vipers)

  • England Men name squads for white-ball matches against India

    England Men's selection panel have named squads for the Vitality IT20 series versus India starting on 7 July at the Ageas Bowl and the Royal London ODIs against India starting later this month.


    England Men's Vitality IT20 squad v India:
    Jos Buttler (Lancashire) (captain)
    Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
    Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
    Sam Curran (Surrey)
    Richard Gleeson (Lancashire)

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