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  • Whack it like Wyatt-Hodge! ECB partners with Director Gurinder Chadha to create blockbuster England v India trailer inspired by Bend It Like Beckham

    Ahead of this summer’s highly anticipated England Women vs India Women series, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has teamed up with award-winning British-Indian director, Gurinder Chadha, the mastermind behind Bend It Like Beckham, to create a blockbuster trailer celebrating the upcoming series. Chadha’s first women’s sports film in more than 20 years, the new trailer stars players Danni

  • India win in last over at Lord's to leave Mixed Disability series poised

    India Men's Mixed Disability 124-8 beat England Men's Mixed Disability 123-9 by two wickets.
    India defied a spirited fightback from England to spoil the party at HQ, winning the third Vitality Mixed Disability IT20 by two wickets to leave the series poised at 2-1 with four games to come.
    With England having won comfortably at both Taunton and Wormsley, the surrounds of Lord's saw the script

  • Dan Bowser and Liam O'Brien inspire big win for England Men's Mixed Disability team

    England Men's Mixed Disability 182-5 beat India Men's Mixed Disability 122-9 by 60 runs.
    Dan Bowser and Liam O'Brien powered England Men's Mixed Disability to their second win from two games in their ground-breaking series against India.
    O'Brien in particular enjoyed a day to remember, with an unbeaten 55 and figures of 4-27 earning him the Player of the Match award at picturesque Wormsley.<

  • Grace Scrivens to captain England Women A against New Zealand

    The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced the England Women A squads for the 50-over and T20 series against New Zealand A.
    A 16-strong squad has been selected for the three 50-over fixtures, with 13 named for the three T20 matches. Essex’s Grace Scrivens will captain the squad, coached by England Women Performance Batting Coach Jon ‘Judge’ Lewis.
    Lewis said: “We’re all looki

  • England Men take 1–0 lead in Mixed Disability IT20 series against India

    England Men's Mixed Disability 182-5 beat India Men's Mixed Disability 117ao by 65 runs.
    England Men's Mixed Disability team began their historic Vitality IT20 series against India with a convincing 65-run win at the Cooper Associates Ground, Taunton.
    Being put into bat by the visitors, England made a positive start through opener Josh Price, who hit 14 from 12 balls before falling to India'

  • New Trophy to Honour Anderson and Tendulkar in England–India Test Series

    The England Men’s and India Men’s Test teams will honour Sir James Anderson and Sachin Tendulkar with a new trophy dedicated to their remarkable achievements in Test cricket. The next edition of this great rivalry takes place this summer, with the Rothesay five-match Test series getting underway at Headingley on Friday 20 June.
    The Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy, a joint initiative between the Engla

  • Full schedule unveiled for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026

    33 matches confirmed to be played across seven iconic venues between Friday 12 June and Sunday 5 July 2026 England v Sri Lanka set to kick off game-changing tournament at Edgbaston First wave of priority tickets for tournament final at Lord’s sold out in 24 hours; tickets now on sale across all fixtures for pre-registered fans
    The full schedule for the ICC Women’

  • Cricket, anywhere: England stars join children to celebrate street, beach and backyard cricket

    ECB ‘My Way To Play’ campaign champions informal cricket and inspires the next generation to play anywhere, anytime.
    Joe Root, Lauren Bell and Mark Wood were invited to test their grassroots cricket skills by the next generation of young players. The challenge came as part of ECB campaign to get children playing anywhere, however they can, from the street to the beach, enco

    Joe Root plays street cricket with Hassan in Sheffield

  • ECB and Remitly partner to champion inclusion and celebrate cultural connection through cricket

    The partnership supports England teams and will go further to support the South Asian Cricket Academy (SACA), championing greater inclusion and opportunity within the sport.
    The ECB is pleased to announce a new, multi-year partnership with Remitly, a trusted provider of digital financial services. The collaboration launches during a summer marked by the highly anticipated Men's, Women's and Di

  • Cricket figures recognised in King’s Birthday Honours

    Former England fast bowlers Devon Malcolm and David ‘Syd’ Lawrence are among the figures recognised for their service to cricket in today’s King’s Birthday Honours.
    Malcolm, currently the ECB’s Black Communities Liaison Officer, has been awarded an OBE for Services for Cricket and Diversity in Cricket, while Lawrence, the first British-born Black cricketer to play for England and who has been d

  • England Women announce squad for Vitality IT20 series against India

    The England Women’s selectors have named a 14-strong squad for England Women’s upcoming Vitality IT20 series against India, with Lancashire left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone returning to the international fold.
    Ecclestone bolsters a group coming off the back of a 3-0 win against West Indies, the first series in charge for Edwards and new captain Nat Sciver-Brunt.
    Em Arlott (Birmingham Bears

  • Rew to captain Young Lions

    Thomas Rew will captain England Men U19s for the five-match Youth One-Day International series against India Men U19s.
    Worcestershire’s Isaac Mohammed is the one uncapped player included in the 15-player squad.
    England Men U19s Head Coach, Mike Yardy, said: “We’ve selected an exciting squad for the ODI series. We have players who have a variety of white-ball skills and predominantly availabl

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