England

News The ECB are due to present plans to players shortly ahead of naming a squad Tim Paine has declared the Ashes will begin on December 8 regardless of whether counterpart Joe Root is part of the tour, also giving Kevin Pietersen a clip for being the “expert on everything”. Uncertainty over England’s participation in

News Three ODIs will take place in gap between home Tests against New Zealand England’s men face having to pick two separate squads for international cricket next summer after their three World Cup Super League ODIs against Netherlands were rescheduled for June. The tour had originally been due to take place in May 2020 but

News ECB chairman Ian Watmore says they have until the first week of November “to change things” Ian Watmore, the ECB chairman, has admitted that this winter’s Ashes campaign could remain in doubt right up until the moment that Joe Root and England’s Test team arrive in Australia on November 6. The ECB are in

News “We received advice on security and player welfare and took the decision [to pull out of touring Pakistan] we made” Ian Watmore, the ECB chairman, has apologised to Pakistan cricket and admitted the relationship between the two boards needs to be rebuilt, in his first public comments after England withdrew from scheduled tours by

News Opener targets England chance after starring for Phoenix and Sparks If any more evidence was needed – and it’s become abundantly clear this summer – of the positive knock-on effects from professionalising domestic women’s cricket in England, look no further than Eve Jones. The first uncapped cricketer to win a player-voted PCA award, Women’s

Joe Root says he cannot yet commit to captaining England in Australia this winter, or taking part in the series at all, even though he is “desperate” to carry his formidable run of form into the Ashes, and so improve his record in one of the few countries where he has yet to score a

News Capsey youngest-ever winner, Eve Jones first domestic player to be named women’s Player of the Year Joe Root and Eve Jones have been voted winners of the cinch Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) men’s and women’s Player of the Year awards, with Harry Brook and Alice Capsey each picking up Young Player of the Year.

News Captain admits to regrets as allrounder chooses to step away from red-ball cricket Joe Root, England’s Test captain, says that Moeen Ali will be remembered as a “wonderful role model” and “one of the great guys to play alongside”, in the wake of his decision to retire from Test cricket, but admits he’ll have

News ‘Teething problems’ addressed by board after momentous year for women’s game The ECB are set to award a new batch of domestic regional contracts for women’s cricketers. Forty-one domestic players signed deals last year, hailed at the time as “the most significant step forward for the women’s game in recent years” by Clare Connor,

Moeen Ali, the England allrounder, is set to announce his immediate retirement from Test cricket. Moeen, 34 and a veteran of 64 Tests, has decided he no longer has the hunger to play the longest format. In particular, ESPNcricinfo understands he is uncomfortable with the prospect of an extended time away from home in the

News It has not been confirmed whether the match will be a standalone game or complete the series started in August England and India have confirmed plans to play a Test in England, in the summer of 2022. The match replaces the fifth Test at Old Trafford which was abandoned earlier this month. It has

News Team England Player Partnership chair Richard Bevan says neither they nor the individual players were involved in the decision The players’ union has refuted suggestions they were behind the decision to abandon England’s tour of Pakistan. Instead, it would appear as if the ECB board made the final call anticipating that players would raise

News Sussex and Southern Brave left-arm quick set for a stint in the BBL Exciting English left-arm quick George Garton has signed with Adelaide Strikers for the upcoming BBL season, joining forces with former Sussex coach Jason Gillespie. Garton, 24, has had an excellent summer for Sussex and Southern Brave in the Hundred starring in

News Allrounder heads to Australia after a sensational domestic season in England Experienced uncapped English allrounder Eve Jones has signed with Melbourne Renegades for the upcoming BBL season. Jones, 29, has not played international cricket but is coming off an outstanding domestic season. She was the leading runscorer in the T20 Charlotte Edwards Cup for

Play 01:12 Lawrence admits he would travel to Australia ‘in a heartbeat’ Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister, has made a personal intervention in a bid to ensure this winter’s Ashes tour is able to take place, after raising the issue of a travel ban on the families of England’s cricketers with his Australian counterpart,

News The former England quick, who qualifies through his mother, will feature in the T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier next month Jade Dernbach, the 35-year-old seamer who won 58 limited-overs caps for England between 2011 and 2014, has been named in Italy’s squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier next month. Dernbach’s

News New Zealand head to Derby with confidence after 30 wickets in series England are searching for a quick turn-around in batting performance when they aim to seal their ODI series with New Zealand in the penultimate match on Thursday. For the third game in a row, England were bowled out inside their 50 overs

News The 22-year-old set for a stint in the WBBL after her recent England debut Melbourne Stars have signed recent England debutant batter Maia Bouchier for the upcoming WBBL season. The 22-year-old made her T20I debut in England’s recent series against New Zealand following some promising performances for Southern Brave in the women’s Hundred. She

News “The British High Commission supported the tour, did not advise against in on security grounds,” Christian Turner tweets The British government’s concerns about player safety played no part in the ECB’s decision to withdraw its men’s and women’s teams from their tours to Pakistan next month, according to the British High Commissioner to Pakistan,

News Moores, who was linked with Pakistan coach role, has committed his future to the county Peter Moores, the Nottinghamshire head coach, has signed a contract extension with the county after links with the vacant Pakistan role. ESPNcricinfo understands that Moores, who coached England across two spells from 2007-09 and 2014-15, was among the PCB’s

News Chairman promises to ‘avenge’ cancellations when Pakistan meet England, NZ at World Cup Ramiz Raja, the PCB chairman, has hit out at cricket’s “western bloc”, as he copes with the second cancellation of a home series in a matter of days. England’s decision to withdraw their men and women’s team tours to Pakistan leaves

News The ECB is expected to meet today to take a decision on their men’s and women’s teams’ tours of Pakistan Wasim Khan, the PCB chief executive, has claimed a “clean bill of health from a security perspective”, adding that he expects England – the men, for two T20Is, and the women, for two T20Is

News “In my mind, it is 100 percent clear that an England team of some description will embark on the tour,” says seamer. Stuart Broad has confirmed that fitness-permitting he will be part of the Ashes tour but added that England’s players still need more details about the restrictions they will be under. It is

News New tournament ‘as welcome’ as Covid, says Don Root in letter to cricket magazine The ECB may have hailed the first season of the Hundred as a great success but it has left some of those close to England’s Test captain underwhelmed. Certainly Don Root, the paternal grandfather of England’s Test captain, Joe, is

News Sussex captain laments talent drain from South Coast as side aims for Finals Day glory Luke Wright has called upon Sussex’s hierarchy to ensure that players are offered extensions before entering the last year of their contracts and said that the loss of Phil Salt and Chris Jordan “hurts me to my core”. Salt

News Decision due in ’24-48 hours’ in wake of New Zealand’s abandonment of ongoing series The chances of England going ahead with their proposed tour to Pakistan in October would appear to have receded sharply, in the wake of New Zealand’s decision to abandon their ongoing tour due to a security threat. England’s men and

Report Charlie Dean debuts for England in opening match at Bristol New Zealand win toss, bowl vs England New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl in the first of five ODIs against England in Bristol. Off spinner Charlie Dean will make her international debut, having been part of the England squad for the

News Exciting Lancashire quick joins Alex Hales and Sam Billings under new Thunder head coach Trevor Bayliss Sydney Thunder have snapped up England pace bowler Saqib Mahmood for the upcoming BBL with the Lancashire quick joining fellow Englishmen Alex Hales and Sam Billings under new Thunder coach Trevor Bayliss. Mahmood made his mark in England’s

News Forthright with opinions, unafraid to show emotion, he brought the same grace to broadcasting as his run-up during his playing days Michael Holding is set to bring to a close one of the most distinguished modern broadcasting careers when he hangs up his mic at the end of this season. Holding has been part

News The BCCI president had earlier been quoted saying he wanted the match to be a standalone event The replacement match for the now-cancelled Manchester Test should be continuation of the five-match England-India Test series and not a one-off Test, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has clarified. India could not field a team in the series-decider