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Former England cricketer Raman Subba Row dead at 92

The former England batsman Raman Subba Row has died aged 92, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced Thursday.

Archer won't play Test cricket until at least 2025: England chief Key

Jofra Archer will not play Test cricket again until 2025 at the earliest but the T20 World Cup is a realistic goal for the paceman, according to England cricket chief Rob Key.

ECB chief slams county cricket 'conspiracy theory'

England and Wales Cricket Board chief executive Richard Gould has dismissed suggestions the governing body wants to cut any of the 18 first-class counties adrift as a "totally mad conspiracy theory".

England rope in Pollard as assistant coach for T20 WC

Pollard helped the West Indies win the World Cup in 2012 while the 36-year-old, who made a name for himself as a T20 specialist, won five Indian Premier League titles with the Mumbai Indians between 2013 and 2020.

England's Topley ruled out of World Cup after fracturing finger

 England fast bowler Reece Topley has been ruled out of the rest of the World Cup after fracturing his left index finger in their 229-run defeat by South Africa, the country's cricket board (ECB) said on Sunday.

Stokes doubtful for World Cup opener with hip injury

England star Ben Stokes could miss the World Cup opener against New Zealand due to a hip injury with captain Jos Buttler admitting Wednesday "it's not the time to take risks".

Nasir among eight charged for Anti-Corruption Code breach by ICC

Bangladesh cricketer Nasir Hossain is amongst eight players, officials, and team owners charged with breaching various counts of the Anti-Corruption Code during the 2021 Abu Dhabi T10 League, the International Cricket Council (ICC) revealed on behalf of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday.

Archer attends England training to revive hopes of World Cup

Jofra Archer attended England's training session at The Oval on Tuesday to spark hopes he could yet feature at next month's World Cup in India.

England's women cricketers awarded match fee parity with men

England's women cricketers will be paid the same match fees as their male counterparts, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Wednesday.

July 30, 2023
July 30, 2023

‘He's an undeniably great cricketer for England’

"A great cricketer deserves to go out at the top.... I think the crowd here over the next couple of days would want to give him a send-off. He is the complete article. Fitness, hunger, skill, cleverness," said former England skipper Nasser Hussain

June 28, 2023
June 28, 2023

ECB recommends £500,000 fine for Yorkshire after racism scandal

Pakistan-born bowler Rafiq, 32, went public with allegations of racism and bullying in September 2020, related to his two spells at the English county.

June 28, 2023
June 28, 2023

Stokes 'deeply sorry' after report exposes discrimination

England captain Ben Stokes said Tuesday he is "deeply sorry" to learn of the scale of discrimination in the sport after a damning report revealed "widespread" racism, sexism and classism in the game.

June 27, 2023
June 27, 2023

ECB apologises for discrimination following equity report

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has apologised "unreservedly" to those who faced discrimination in the game after the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) released a report finding evidence of racism across the sport.

June 7, 2023
June 7, 2023

ECB keen to host Bangladesh for a Test at Lord's

Bangladesh might play a Test match at Lord’s in the 2024-2025 season as the England & Wales Cricket Board is planning to host the Tigers along with Zimbabwe in order to galvanise Test cricket around the world, reported The Telegraph.

June 5, 2023
June 5, 2023

Leach ruled out of Ashes with stress fracture

Leach, who took four wickets in England's 10-wicket win over Ireland in a one-off test earlier this week, has been an ever-present in England's squad under coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes, claiming 46 test wickets last year

June 1, 2023
June 1, 2023

Punter to land £50k from Tongue Test debut

One lucky punter who believed 14 years ago that Josh Tongue would one day play for England and placed a cheeky bet will win 50,000 pounds ($63,000) when the fast bowler makes his international debut against Ireland on Thursday.

May 18, 2023
May 18, 2023

Bairstow had feared the worst

“You wonder whether or not you’ll be able to walk again, jog again, run again, play cricket again. Absolutely, those things do go through your mind,” he was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.

May 15, 2023
May 15, 2023

Anderson suffers groin injury ahead of Ashes

The 40-year-old left the field on Thursday after sustaining the injury during the first day of the match against Somerset at Old Trafford and a "mild groin strain" was diagnosed

April 20, 2023
April 20, 2023

Gary Ballance retires from cricket

Former England Test batter Gary Ballance has announced his retirement from cricket, just three months after resuming his international career with Zimbabwe.

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