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  • Lauren Bell update

    Lauren Bell will play no further part in England Women's Vitality IT20 or Metro Bank ODI series against Sri Lanka.
    Bell continues to recover from the illness that ruled her out of the first two Vitality IT20 fixtures.
    ENDS

  • England Men's Under-19s Test squad announced

    A 14-player England Men Under-19s squad has been selected for this month’s two Youth Tests against Australia Under-19s.
    Captain Ben McKinney is one of four players who are retained from the squad that drew 1-1 with Australia U19s in two Youth Tests during the winter. McKinney’s fellow Durham team-mate Ross Whitfield and Hampshire duo Eddie Jack and Dominic Kelly were also part of the Test squad

  • Injury update: Sophie Ecclestone

    Sophie Ecclestone has undergone surgery after sustaining a dislocated right shoulder in the warm-up ahead of Manchester Originals’ match against Southern Brave last month.
    Ecclestone will now begin her rehabilitation with the ECB and Thunder medical teams.
    ENDS

  • 2024 Vitality Blast Finals Day date confirmed

    Vitality Blast Finals Day will return to September next summer with fans now able to enter the ballot for tickets to county cricket’s showpiece event of the season.
    Edgbaston will host Vitality Blast Finals Day on Saturday 14 September with Somerset looking to defend their title after defeating Essex in the final in front of a sell-out crowd last month.
    The move to September has been made du

  • England Women’s match fees equalised with Men’s after sensational Ashes series grows profile further

    Following record-breaking crowds of 110,000 at this summer’s Metro Bank Women’s Ashes series, the ECB today announces it is increasing match fees for England Women to bring them in line with England Men’s match fees.
    England set new women’s international attendance records at Edgbaston, the Kia Oval and Lord’s, and sold out matches at Taunton, Bristol and Hampshire in their series against Austr

  • Injury update: Sophie Ecclestone

    Sophie Ecclestone sustained a dislocated right shoulder in the warm-up ahead of Manchester Originals’ match against Southern Brave on Wednesday.
    After scans and further assessment, the ECB can confirm she will be unavailable for the Women’s Big Bash League.
    ENDS

  • ENGLAND WOMEN MEDIA & TRAINING SCHEDULE: Vitality IT20s England Women v Sri Lanka Women

    All timings are BST and approximate. Please be in place a minimum of 30 mins before the advertised time. All timings are subject to change.
    Please contact Emily Liles (Emily.liles@ecb.co.uk) to confirm your attendance at any of the below and to also request one-to-one interview opportunities.

    Time

    Activity

    Location

    Tuesday 29 August

    10am-

  • Embargoed until 11am (BST) on Friday 18 August 2023 – Gaur and Heath named in England Women squads for white-ball series against Sri Lanka

    England Women have announced their Vitality IT20 and Metro Bank ODI squads for the 2023 white-ball series against Sri Lanka, which gets underway later this month.
    Fast bowler Mahika Gaur and wicketkeeper-batter Bess Heath receive their maiden senior call-ups and are named in both groups after representing England A against Australia A earlier this summer.
    Gaur, 17, was part of Thunder's run

  • England Men to play home Zimbabwe Test in 2025

    The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will host bilateral cricket against Zimbabwe for the first time since 2003 following an agreement to play a Men’s Test match in May 2025.
    England Men will play Zimbabwe in a four-day Test from 28-31 May 2025, at a venue to be confirmed, and follows discussions between the ECB and Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) to forge closer relations.
    ECB Chief Executive Of

  • McKinney to captain England Men Under-19s

    A 16-player England Men Under-19s squad has been announced for the upcoming Youth One-Day Internationals against Ireland and Australia.
    Durham batter Ben McKinney will captain the squad after he led the Young Lions’ white-ball team in Australia last winter. England U19s will play Ireland U19s in two Youth ODIs before hosting Australia U19s in a five-match ODI series.
    Young Lions Head Coach,

  • Summer of cricket captivates the nation

    Record 655,000 people attended the Men’s LV= Insurance and Women’s Metro Bank Ashes Series this summer Every day of the Men’s Ashes series sold out in advance, with total attendance topping 545,000 - after 110,000 watched Women's series England Women’s attendances hit new records with ODI series also selling out – a first for an England Women’s series 17.8 million watched some of the action live

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