National Selector Ed Smith spoke to the media about the 16-strong squad selected for England men’s Test tour of Sri Lanka starting in January.
The touring party depart on 2 January and will play two Test matches behind closed doors at Galle International Cricket Stadium on 14-18 January and 22-26 January.
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The England National Selectors have named a 16-strong squad and seven travelling reserves for the men’s Test tour of Sri Lanka.
The touring party depart on 2 January and will play two Test matches behind closed doors at Galle International Cricket Stadium on 14-18 January and 22-26 January.
England Men’s Test Squad:
Joe Root (Yorkshire) (captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), James Anderso
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England Men to play in India in February and March Four Tests, five T20Is and three ODIs planned Three venues to be used in Chennai, Ahmedabad and Pune England set to become the first touring team to play in the newly-built stadium in Ahmadabad
The schedule for England Men's tour of India has been confirmed. England will play four Tests, five T20Is and three ODIs in Fe
The schedule for England Men’s Test tour of Sri Lanka has been confirmed. England will play two Test matches behind closed doors at the Galle International Cricket Stadium from next month.
The England and Wales Cricket Board and Sri Lanka Cricket have agreed to biosecurity and travel plans for what is a rearranged tour following the postponement in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The fir
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Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have agreed to postpone the remaining matches in the current men’s ODI Series.
The decision was taken jointly by the two Boards to ensure the mental and physical health and welfare of players from both teams.
The CSA and ECB will now work together to determine when the three-match Series, which forms part of the ICC Cri
Following the postponement of today's One-Day International between South Africa and England at Newlands, Ashley Giles, Managing Director, England Men's Cricket, has issued the following statement:
"On behalf of the England touring party and the ECB, I would like to thank Cricket South Africa for their collaborative approach to postponing today's One-Day International.
"Our number one priori
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The eight teams within the new women’s Regional set-up have today confirmed their allocation of professional players – meaning 41 female cricketers have now signed full-time domestic contracts.
In June of this year 25 players signed regional retainers. Today’s announcement adds a further 16 players to the list of contracted professionals and confirms that all 41 have progressed on to full-time
Please find England’s virtual media conference with ODI captain Eoin Morgan as preparation begin ahead of the first ODI against South Africa on Friday at Newlands.
You will find the following files:
Video file of Eoin Morgan’s media conference - DOWNLOAD HERE
Please credit – ECB.
England Men’s ODI Squad:
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) (captain), Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonathan
Entries for the 2020 Domestic Cricket Journalism Awards have opened to recognise outstanding domestic coverage during an unprecedented year for cricket.
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