Disability squad ready for Australia tour
England Learning Disability Coach Derek Morgan believes the upcoming tour of Australia will prove to be a valuable experience for a "really motivated" squad.A 15-strong party, captained by Cheshire's...
View ArticleHarvey back at Gloucestershire as coach
Former Gloucestershire and Australia all-rounder Ian Harvey has been appointed as the county's assistant head coach.The 43-year-old won six one-day trophies at the club between 1999 and 2003 and also...
View ArticleLancs lure Siddle
Lancashire have secured one of the major signatures for this season by capturing ferocious Australia paceman Peter Siddle for its first four months.An accomplished Test performer, Siddle could be part...
View ArticleColvin makes Sussex return
Holly Colvin will return to play for Sussex women this season after taking a break from the game.The left-arm spinner, 25, had been part of the England set-up since making her debut aged 15 - the...
View ArticleEngland v Bangladesh, 2007 World Cup
Watch free highlightsAs England prepare to face Bangladesh at the World Cup, ecb.co.uk looks back to the two sides' meeting in the 2007 competition.The Tigers had beaten both India and South Africa in...
View ArticleButtler sees fast switch in England fortunes
Jos Buttler has been an England regular for only two years, but he has seen enough to know fortunes can quickly change.Although the 24-year-old has been England’s first-choice one-day international...
View ArticleSri Lanka call up Prasanna
Sri Lanka have called up Seekkuge Prasanna to replace the injured Dimuth Karunaratne in their World Cup squad.Karunaratne suffered a fractured finger in training, ending his tournament after just two...
View ArticleCosker extends Glamorgan stay
Glamorgan spinner Dean Cosker has signed a contract extension to stay at the club until the end of next summer.The long-serving left-armer made his first-class debut for the county in 1996 and has...
View ArticleNotts secure Patel future
Nottinghamshire all-rounder Samit Patel has signed a three-year contract extension to keep him at the club until the end of the 2018 season.The fast-scoring batsman and left-arm spinner, who has played...
View ArticleIndia through with low-scoring win
India beat West Indies by four wickets in a low-scoring Pool B game in Perth to qualify for the World Cup quarter-finals.Man of the match Mohammed Shami took 3-35 as the Windies were bowled out for 182...
View ArticleColes leaves Hampshire
Hampshire have announced the departure of seam-bowling all-rounder Matt Coles by mutual consent.The 24-year-old arrived at the Ageas Bowl from Kent on a three-year deal in September 2013 following a...
View ArticlePakistan stun Proteas
Pakistan shocked South Africa in a slightly rain-reduced game at Auckland’s Eden Park to continue their World Cup revival and boost their chances of reaching the quarter-finals.Pakistan’s hopes of...
View ArticleIreland pip Zimbabwe in thriller
Ireland edged a nail-biter versus Zimbabwe in Hobart to stay on course for the World Cup quarter-finals.Ireland’s healthy 331 for eight, dominated by a second-wicket stand of 138 between Ed Joyce and...
View ArticleMorgan backs England to tame Tigers
Eoin Morgan has “every confidence” that if England play well they will beat Bangladesh and get the first of two wins they need to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.Morgan’s men must defeat the Tigers...
View ArticleECB celebrate International Women’s Day
To mark International Women’s Day (IWD), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have released a special video which celebrates female participation across all levels of the game.The four-minute...
View ArticleVettori on song as Kiwis march on
Co-hosts New Zealand continued their 100 per cent World Cup record with a simple six-wicket win over Afghanistan at McLean Park in Napier.Daniel Vettori returned tremendous figures of 4-18 from 10...
View ArticleMaxwell hundred leads Australia to win
Glenn Maxwell's first one-day international century led Australia to a 64-run win over Sri Lanka at the World Cup.Kumar Sangakkara became the first player to make three successive hundreds in a World...
View ArticleMoores ready for must-win game
England Head Coach Peter Moores insists he and his team are ready for the pressure of tomorrow's crucial World Cup clash against Bangladesh at the Adelaide Oval.To reach the quarter-finals England must...
View ArticleHarrison: We've only scratched the surface
England and Wales Cricket Board Chief Executive Tom Harrison sees International Women's Day as an opportunity to plan for the next stage of the development of the women's game.With World Cup and World...
View ArticleMaxwell ton steers Australia to victory
Glenn Maxwell's first one-day international century led Australia to a 64-run win over Sri Lanka as they qualified for the World Cup quarter-finals.Kumar Sangakkara became the first player to make...
View Article