Plunkett and Robson star for EPP
Liam Plunkett took four wickets and Sam Robson struck an unbeaten half-century as the England Performance Programme dominated the opening day of two versus South African side North West Dragons in...
View ArticleSmith fills in for injured Clarke
Steven Smith has been installed as Australia’s new vice-captain and will skipper his country for the rest of their Test series with India in the absence of injured Michael Clarke, who will undergo...
View ArticleCross working hard this winter
England Women international Kate Cross talks ecb.co.uk through her training regime this winter… We have had a relatively quiet winter. We have got only one tour and that is to New Zealand in February....
View ArticleJordan wants England to go out with a bang
Chris Jordan has urged England to end the one-day international tour of Sri Lanka on a high.The tourists failed to take the seven-match series into a decider tomorrow after losing the sixth contest by...
View ArticleVijay makes Smith's Australia toil
Steven Smith endured a challenging start to life as Australia skipper after Murali Vijay’s century helped India dominate the opening day of the second Test at Brisbane.Smith, deputising for the injured...
View ArticleDe Villiers and Amla dominate Windies
Unbeaten centuries from Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers halted West Indies’ brief charge and put South Africa in control on the opening day of the first Test at Centurion.Although the tourists struggled...
View ArticleFirst stage of development at Essex done
The first stage of development at the Essex County Ground was completed yesterday.A ceremony was held at the top of the first block of residential flats, where the final pour of concrete on the site...
View ArticleWessels joins Lumb at Sixers
Riki Wessels will line up alongside Nottinghamshire team-mate Michael Lumb for Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League after becoming a late replacement for Dwayne Smith.With West Indies international...
View ArticleRoot storms up the rankings
England batsman Joe Root’s impressive tour of Sri Lanka helped him soar to a career-high 11th in the International Cricket Council one-day international rankings.Despite his side losing the series 5-2,...
View ArticleWoakes and Root chase Moeen
Chris Woakes and Joe Root are hot on the heels of leader Moeen Ali in England’s winter FTI MVP rankings.The all-rounder has seen his 27-point lead after three matches of the one-day international...
View ArticleEngland stars ready to shine in Big Bash
Australia’s Big Bash League starts tomorrow and will provide Twenty20 thrills and spills aplenty through to its final on January 28.Several England players past and present will play in the tournament....
View ArticleSame again proposed for Champions Trophy
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have recommended that the ICC Champions Trophy in 2017 follow the successful formula of the 2013 event with The Oval, Edgbaston and Cardiff being the venues...
View ArticleLord’s set to stage 2019 World Cup final
Lord’s Cricket Ground in London has been proposed as the venue for the ICC Cricket World Cup final when the tournament is staged in England and Wales in 2019 – and will also host the ICC Women’s World...
View ArticleMajor Match Awards 2017-2019
Following receipt of recommendations from the Major Match Group (MMG), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have confirmed the award of major matches from 2017-2019.They are (in alphabetical not...
View ArticleAmla and van Zyl punish Windies
Hashim Amla converted his century into a double and Stiaan van Zyl marked his debut with a ton of his own as South Africa piled on the runs on day two of the first Test against West Indies at...
View ArticleHazlewood leads Australia fightback
Debutant Josh Hazlewood and stand-in captain Steven Smith helped Australia fight back on day two of the second Test in Brisbane.India were looking to post a commanding first-innings total having...
View ArticleZimbabwe coach Mangongo sacked
Stephen Mangongo has been relieved of his duties as Zimbabwe head coach, Zimbabwe Cricket has announced.His dismissal comes just eight weeks before the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. ZC...
View ArticleAdams links up with Netherlands
Former England international Chris Adams has taken on a consultancy role with Netherlands.The ex-Surrey director of cricket, who held a similar position with Sri Lanka during their tour of England...
View ArticleFlintoff set for full Big Bash stint
Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will be available to play for Brisbane Heat in the entirety of the Big Bash League.The 37-year-old was scheduled to play in the back half of the competition...
View ArticleWhitticase and Leicestershire part company
Phil Whitticase has left Leicestershire after 31 years at the club following the coaching restructure that saw him lose his role as director of cricket.On announcing the restructure in mid-October the...
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