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Men’s County season set to begin on 1 August
First-Class Counties to decide on men’s formats to be played at a meeting in early July
First year of women’s elite domestic structure under discussion; but women’s domestic game commits to play this season
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has given its approval for the profes
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Please find below a link to download a video interview with Nottinghamshire and England seamer Stuart Broad.
You will find the following files:
Video and audio files of Stuart Broad’s interview
Footage of Broad training
Stills of Broad training
DOWNLOAD HERE
Please credit - England and Wales Cricket Board.
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Please find below a link to download a video interview with Somerset and England spinner Jack Leach.
A 30-strong behind-closed-doors training group are living, training and playing at the Ageas Bowl ahead of the #raisethebat first Test against the West Indies starting on Wednesday 8 July 2020 at the same venue.
You will find t
Please find below a link to download a video interview with Surrey and England Lions spinner Amar Virdi.
A 30-strong behind-closed-doors training group are living, training and playing at the Ageas Bowl ahead of the #raisethebat first Test against the West Indies starting on Wednesday 8 July 2002 at the same venue.
You will find the following files:
Video and audio files of Amar Virdi’s
The England & Wales Cricket Board can confirm that the Pakistan men’s cricket team will arrive in the United Kingdom on Sunday 28 June to start preparation for this summer’s tour of England, which includes three Test matches and three Vitality IT20s. The behind-closed-doors schedule for these fixtures will be announced in due course.
They will start a 14-day isolation period at Blackfinch N
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Please find below a link to download a video interview with England and Kent batsman Zak Crawley.
You will find separate video and audio files.
DOWNLOAD HERE
Please credit - England and Wales Cricket Board.
Furthermore, here’s some background information as England went into camp at the Ageas Bowl on Tuesday of this week.
The eight regions of the new Women's Elite Domestic Structure have announced their Regional Retainer signings.
The 25 players represent the first tranche of professional women's domestic cricketers. When the 40 full-time contracts are awarded - which ECB intends to award this year, despite the repercussions of COVID-19 - all Regional Retainer players will progress on to those terms.
The play
The England & Wales Cricket Board can confirm that 702 COVID-19 tests were carried out between June 3 and June 23 with several stakeholder groups working at the bio-secure venues of the Ageas Bowl and Emirates Old Trafford. These groups include players, support staff, match officials, ECB staff, venue staff and hotel staff.
We can confirm that all 702 tests were negative.
Ends
England and Sussex bowler Jofra Archer will join England’s behind-closed-doors training camp on Thursday after a member of his household felt unwell over the weekend.
Archer, and members of his household, have tested negative for COVID-19. He will have a second test tomorrow (Wednesday 23 June), and if he tests negative, he will join up with the training group on Thursday.
The rest of the gr
"The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) along with the nation’s cricket players are keen to see the imminent and safe return of our sport at recreational level and have been working hard with Government to achieve this.
"We believe that cricket is a non-contact sport, with very low risks of exposure, and that it can be played as safely as many other activities being currently permitted. It i
Upcoming Test series against West Indies named #raisethebat Test Series in honour of key workers
Players to wear key workers’ names on training shirts
The England Men’s Test series against the West Indies will honour heroic cricketing key workers and be named the #raisethebat Test Series, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced today.
Marking the return of international crick
Twenty-four England Women cricketers will return to individual training on Monday June 22 as plans continue for a proposed tri-series with India and South Africa in September.
The players will return across six venues, initially training on their own before progressing to small group training. Squads for specific formats will be named in due course, subject to confirmation of the proposed serie
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