Big picture – England in a rum spot (again) Talk about another bloody day in paradise. England arrived in Antigua looking to launch a new chapter for their one-day cricket, after the disappointment of the World Cup, but were instead given a reboot up the backside by a feisty West Indies batting display, led by

The ECB have consulted with owners of IPL franchises, private equity firms and sovereign wealth funds on the prospect of investment in the Hundred, and want counties to reach a decision on its future in the early months of the 2024 season. The Hundred’s existing model features eight clubs which field both men’s and women’s

Offspinner Charlie Dean could be a significant absence in England’s spin department for the opening women’s T20I against India at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday. She was the most recent player to go down with a stomach bug that had hit the England A camp during the three-T20I series against India A. “Charlie Dean is

The ECB has announced the launch of the Cricket Regulator, a new independent body responsible for monitoring compliance with the game’s regulations and enforcing adherence to those regulations, as well as providing relevant information and education. The 317-page document published, entitled “Holding Up a Mirror to Cricket”, was critical of the ECB’s dual roles as

Innings break England 325 (Brook 71) vs West Indies On a tough surface to gauge in Antigua, Harry Brook‘s 71 built on the work of Zak Crawley (48) and Phil Salt (45) at the top of the order to put England in a strong position for the back end, after the hosts, led by Gudakesh

Jofra Archer will not feature in the 2024 edition of the IPL at all as ECB looks to take control of his workload in the build-up to next year’s T20 World Cup. Archer has not played any professional cricket since May 2023, when he suffered a recurrence of an elbow stress fracture while playing for

Will Jacks was not told by the ECB that he had missed out on a central contract, saying “I just ended up seeing it on Twitter like everyone else.” Jacks, 25, has played in all three formats for England over the past 12 months and was a surprise omission from the ECB’s list of 29

Jos Buttler has stated his desire to take England white-ball cricket back to its previous heights, saying that he feels personal responsibility for “shaping the next period” of the format’s evolution. Speaking after England trained for the second consecutive day at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, Buttler reflected on what has been a

After the disasterclass of the ODI World Cup, the time has come for England to pull their pants down, turn them inside out and put them back on again. It’s white-ball reset time. The curiosity of the latest rebuild, however, is that the messaging that it’s a rebuild at all appears to be coming from

Ben Stokes has started rehabilitation from surgery on his left knee as he aims to play a full part in his England team’s five-Test series in India early next year. Stokes underwent surgery performed by Dr Andy Williams, a knee specialist whose previous clients include Chris Woakes and Andrew Flintoff, at the private Cromwell Hospital

Lancashire’s chairman believes that it would “make absolute sense” for the Hundred to become a T20 competition from 2025, as English cricket continues to debate the tournament’s future following top-level discussions over the prospect of opening it up to private investment. The ECB have been meeting with counties this month to discuss the Hundred’s future,

The ECB must seek to “challenge the definition of a cricket club” in its bid to harness the sport’s full potential, according to CEO Richard Gould, following the publication of a new impact report aimed at “demonstrating the positive influence of the game”. The Impact of Cricket Report was compiled in conjunction with The Sports

Graham Onions has agreed a return to his home club of Durham as lead bowling coach, after calling time on his six-year spell at Lancashire. Onions, who made more than 250 appearances for Durham across formats between 2004 and 2017, was instrumental in the club’s glory years, playing a key role in three County Championship

The ECB has defended the concept of “Super September” after unveiling the men’s and women’s domestic fixtures calendar for 2024, with five domestic competitions set to be decided in the final month of the season, alongside a possible 15 days of men’s international cricket. Neil Snowball, managing director of Competitions and Major Events, conceded that

Josh Tongue has been ruled out of England’s white-ball tour of the Caribbean next month after sustaining an injury during the ongoing England Lions training camp in the United Arab Emirates. Matthew Potts will replace him for the three-match ODI series, beginning in Antigua on December 3, but no replacement has yet been named for

From the verge of retirement to holding a prized central contract – it has been a whirlwind 12 months for Josh Tongue. At the back-end of 2022, following a 15-month spell on the sidelines with a shoulder issue, calling time on a promising fast-bowling career and utilising a Level 2 coaching badge was given serious

Andrew Flintoff has been appointed head coach of Northern Superchargers in the Men’s Hundred, marking a huge step forward for the former England allrounder. The hero of the 2005 Ashes, who played over 200 times for his country across all formats, will replace James Foster, who was let go by Superchargers on Friday. While Flintoff

If you want a good indicator of 50-over cricket’s place in the modern landscape, take a look at Tom Hartley‘s List A career. All five of his appearances in the format have come in 2023 – and none of them for his county, Lancashire. The first three were on an England Lions tour of Sri

Archer has not played competitively since the IPL, where he suffered a recurrence of an elbow stress fracture while representing Mumbai Indians. After 18 months out of the game with elbow and back injuries, he made his comeback in January and featured in four ODIs and three T20Is across England’s tours to South Africa and

Matthew Mott has Rob Key‘s “full backing” to continue as England’s white-ball coach, despite their group-stage exit at the World Cup in India. Mott expressed his desire to continue in the role after England’s 93-run win over Pakistan in Kolkata on Saturday, which confirmed the consolation prize of a seventh-place finish and a 2025 Champions

Barely 12 hours after ending their dismal World Cup campaign with a 93-run win over Pakistan, England named fresh ODI and T20I squads for a tour to the Caribbean in December. The bilateral touring schedule waits for nobody. The ODI squad, which will play three matches against West Indies from December 3-9, contains only six

David Willey signed off from his international career by taking his 100th ODI wicket in England’s win over Pakistan in Kolkata – then revealed he had considered pulling out of the World Cup as late as the day that the team flew to India at the end of September. Willey announced before England’s defeat to

Matthew Mott insisted that he is “more determined than ever” to coach England’s white-ball teams after their group-stage elimination from the ODI World Cup, and said that he expects to be in charge when they tour the Caribbean next month to play West Indies. Mott is 18 months into a four-year contract and oversaw England’s

WBBL clubs are facing the prospect of being robbed of marquee English players for the competition’s final due to a scheduling clash. England named their squad for a looming multi-format series in India on Friday night, with nine WBBL players included ahead of the first T20 on December 7. The majority of those will be

Sophie Ecclestone has been named in England’s Test and T20I squads for the tour of India in December, as she continues her return to cricket after dislocating her right shoulder during last summer’s Women’s Hundred. Ecclestone, England’s No. 1-ranked white-ball spinner, sustained the injury while warming up for Manchester Originals’ home fixture against Southern Brave

Jon Lewis, England Women’s head coach, believes that the recruitment of Chris Liddle to the women’s performance programme will help to provide the “scaffolding” needed for the team’s crop of young fast bowlers to thrive, in the wake of Issy Wong‘s high-profile struggle for form last summer. Liddle, the former Northamptonshire assistant coach, was announced

Andrew Flintoff and Graeme Swann will reprise their mentorship roles with the ECB as part of the England Lions’ upcoming training camp in the United Arab Emirates. Flintoff and Swann, regarded as two of the country’s most talismanic cricketers, were both in attendance at Loughborough on Thursday, working with the 20-strong playing group that will

Ben Stokes never countenanced the possibility of leaving the World Cup early to bring his impending knee surgery forwards, despite England’s Test tour to India looming in two-and-a-half months’ time. Going home, he said, would have been “the easy way out”. Stokes revealed before England’s 33-run defeat to Australia in Ahmedabad last week that he

The Netherlands’ slim semi-final hopes were mathematically brought to an end with their 160-run loss to England in Pune on Wednesday. The margin of defeat left them bottom of the points table heading into the final round of fixtures and their ambitions of qualifying for the 2025 Champions Trophy with a top-eight finish will likely

Jos Buttler will tell Rob Key this week that he wants to continue in his role as England’s captain in both ODI and T20I cricket, starting with their tour to the Caribbean in December. Buttler’s England side ended a five-match losing streak on Wednesday evening when they beat Netherlands by 160 runs in Pune, a