ECB

Stokes, Buttler sign two-year England deals

Stokes has committed to England until at least 2026, covering the Ashes series in Australia, which starts late next year, while Buttler has agreed fresh terms, extending his contract by 12 months.

ECB bans transgender women from women's professional cricket

The updated policy mirrors last year's decision by the International Cricket Council, which banned anyone who has gone through male puberty from taking part in women's international games.

ECB set to cut rates again as inflation cools

After cutting rates twice already this year, including at their last meeting in September, policymakers initially signalled a preference to wait until December to cut again

Contingencies available if India don't travel for Champions Trophy, say ECB chiefs

Due to their soured political relations, India have not visited Pakistan since 2008 and the rivals play each other only at multi-team events.

With inflation down, ECB eyes faster tempo of rate cuts

While the rate is expected to tick up again towards the end of the year, the sense that consumer prices are back under control has grown

IPL's Modi blasts cricket's Hundred as 'big fat Ponzi scheme'

Indian Premier League founder Lalit Modi has labelled the Hundred competition a "big fat Ponzi scheme", accusing English cricket chiefs of unrealistic financial projections.

Wood told not to lift kids up after injury

Wood, 34, discovered that he had bone stress in his elbow during a medical check-up after he had injured his right thigh during last month's first test against Sri Lanka that ruled him out for the year.

England introduce equal starting pay across professional domestic cricket from 2025

ECB said pay parity has been introduced as part of the restructuring of the women's professional game following their earlier announcement of the men's and women's professional white ball competitions alignment for next season.

Stokes open to England white-ball return

Test captain Ben Stokes indicated Tuesday he would be ready to make an England limited-overs comeback.

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.

March 11, 2023
March 11, 2023

Can Bangladesh clinch the series today?

A new-look Bangladesh side managed to outplay the reigning T20 World Cup champions England in the first T20I of the three-match series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Thursday.

March 9, 2023
March 9, 2023

Hasan’s game-changing over, Rony’s blistering start, Shanto’s match-winning fifty: Which was your turning point?

While a well-rounded team effort ensured this memorable victory over the reigning T20 World Cup champions, three key performances managed to give the Tigers the upper hand in the contest.

March 5, 2023
March 5, 2023

Herath ‘happy’ with Mustafizur

Bangladesh’s spin bowling coach Rangana Herath came out in support of Tigers’ pacer Mustafizur Rahman after the left-arm pacer received criticisms for his underwhelming display in the first two ODIs against England at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.

February 28, 2023
February 28, 2023

England to stick with 'Bazball' in Ashes despite stunning New Zealand loss

Brendon McCullum has promised that England will keep faith with their attacking game during the Ashes despite Tuesday's extraordinary one-run loss to New Zealand in Wellington.

February 28, 2023
February 28, 2023

Players going straight to president is bad practice, says Lipu

Bangladesh's first-ever ODI captain Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu opined that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon could have waited till the end of the upcoming England series to give rise to the new talk of the town, relating to the previously assumed strained relationship between two Bangladesh stalwarts -- Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal. 

February 28, 2023
February 28, 2023

BCB does not know difference between UK and England?

Bangladesh Cricket Board was humbled by a silly mistake they committed on Tuesday when they couldn't figure out the difference between the flags of the United Kingdom and England.