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News A game of golf, heading to the beach and dining outdoors will be on offer for the squads for most of the series Cricket Australia is continuing to work towards hosting the final men’s Ashes Test as scheduled in Perth in January with negotiations ongoing with the Western Australia government about the requirements to

England will have to fall back on Plan B in Australia – and that is not ‘B for Ben Stokes‘, with head coach, Chris Silverwood, stressing that no timeframe has been put on the talismanic allrounder making his comeback. In the two years since Silverwood took over from Trevor Bayliss with a brief to regain

England have named the strongest available squad for their attempt to regain the Ashes this winter, with wicketkeeper and vice-captain Jos Buttler joining Joe Root in committing to the tour. As anticipated, there was no place for Ben Stokes, as he continues his indefinite break from the game, while Sam Curran was not considered for

Joe Root and Tim Paine pose with the Ashes urn © Getty Images England’s men will travel to Australia for the 2021-22 Ashes, “subject to several critical conditions being met”, the ECB has announced. Uncertainty has surrounded the series due to the stringent Covid restrictions applied by Australia’s government, but reports in recent days suggested

News Chairman leaves role after just over a year in office, Barry O’Brien steps up as interim Ian Watmore has stood down as chair of the ECB with immediate effect after just over a year in the role. Watmore, who experienced an almost equally brief period as chief executive of the FA just over a

News Long-term prospects boosted after operation to remove scar tissue from injured digit Ben Stokes has undergone a second finger operation that looks set to rule him out of the Ashes, but may yet hasten his return to action in the long term. Stokes, who has been on indefinite leave since pulling out of this

Harry Brook gets low to scoop © Getty Images Hobart Hurricanes have signed one of the hottest young properties in English cricket with Harry Brook set for his first stint in the BBL this coming season. The 22-year-old had an outstanding season for Yorkshire in the Vitality Blast. He was the fourth-highest runscorer with 486

News Reports from the UK indicated that Joe Root has confirmed he will captain the side The men’s Ashes is set to go ahead this summer with England’s players reportedly agreeing to tour in a move that will green-light the A$200 million series. England’s cricketers spoke with Cricket Australia (CA) bosses again on Tuesday evening,

News Tom Curran drafted into England squad and Reece Topley added as a travelling reserve England allrounder Sam Curran has been ruled out of the upcoming men’s T20 World Cup with a lower-back injury. His brother Tom Curran has been drafted into the England squad as his replacement and Reece Topley has also been added

News England fly out to Oman with half of World Cup squad already in situ at the IPL When England were beaten by West Indies in the final of the 2016 World T20, Eoin Morgan was the only player in their side who had made an appearance in the IPL. Five years later, the squad

News ECB warns that tour rests on selection of squad “befitting a series of this significance” The ECB board is set to meet later this week to determine whether this winter’s Ashes can take place, after appearing to concede that several of the team’s leading players remain unwilling to submit to Australia’s stringent Covid-19 protocols.

News Historic appointment begins as former England captain succeeds Kumar Sangakkara Clare Connor, England Women’s former Ashes-winning captain, has taken office at Lord’s as the first female President of MCC in the club’s 234-year history. Connor, who is also Director of Women’s Cricket at the ECB, was nominated for the role at the club’s AGM

News Former England offspinner confirms end to 24-year playing career Gareth Batty, the former England offspinner, has called time on a playing career spanning 24 years and will take up a position as assistant coach at Surrey. Batty, who will be 44 this month, captained Surrey in T20 cricket over the last two seasons, but

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