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Cricket · 4 min read England confirm 39-player contract list England’s 2026-27 contract list contains 30 central deals and nine development agreements, with Jordan Cox and Henry Crocombe among the two-year recipients. Read story

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Cricket 4 min read New Zealand name split ODI squads for India New Zealand have named two ODI squads for their India series, with seven players joining for the final two games as Test preparation takes priority after match three. Read more
Cricket 4 min read Ethan Bamber signs Warwickshire deal to 2029 Ethan Bamber has committed to Warwickshire until the end of 2029 after leading the 2026 County Championship wicket-taking charts with 69 wickets. Read more
Cricket 4 min read Nic Maddinson’s 33-ball duck on Test return Nic Maddinson made a record 33-ball duck on his Test return against South Africa, placing fresh focus on Australia’s unsettled opening options. Read more
Cricket 4 min read Jason Rowles becomes SA20’s top auction buy South Africa Under-19 all-rounder Jason Rowles has become the SA20 2027 auction’s most expensive player after Joburg Super Kings paid R2.9 million. Read more
Cricket 4 min read Paul Farbrace joins Lancashire as director Paul Farbrace has left Sussex to become Lancashire director of cricket, taking on Lancashire’s director-of-cricket role and oversight of the women’s team. Read more
Cricket 4 min read ECB may fund West Indies Test for England ECB chair Richard Thompson says the board would consider support if required to help England Women’s planned West Indies Test go ahead before the 2027 Ashes. Read more
Cricket 4 min read England confirm Waca warm-up before Australia ODIs England have confirmed a 50-over warm-up against a Western Australia XI at the Waca before the ODI leg of their Australia tour. Read more
Cricket 3 min read Lhuan-dre Pretorius hits T20 record 188 Lhuan-dre Pretorius struck an unbeaten 188 from 79 balls for Titans to set a new highest individual score in men’s T20 cricket. Read more
Cricket 3 min read Brydon Carse charged by Cricket Regulator Brydon Carse has been charged by the Cricket Regulator over events in Derby in August, with his case heading to the independent Cricket Discipline Panel. Read more
Cricket 4 min read England’s 2027 World Cup fixtures confirmed England will face Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, South Africa, a qualifier and New Zealand in the 2027 World Cup group stage across three host countries. Read more
Cricket 4 min read Nic Maddinson recalled for Australia Test squad Nic Maddinson has returned to Australia’s Test squad for the South Africa series after recovering from testicular cancer, with injuries affecting selection. Read more
Cricket 4 min read Mason Crane recalled for England ODI tri-series Mason Crane has earned an England ODI recall for the Pakistan tri-series after a strong domestic season for Glamorgan. Read more
Cricket 3 min read Freya Kemp joins Surrey from Hampshire England all-rounder Freya Kemp has agreed to join Surrey from Hampshire ahead of the 2027 season on an undisclosed multi-year contract. Read more
Cricket 4 min read Tom Banton century seals England ODI series Tom Banton’s first international century set up England’s 223-run win over Sri Lanka at The Oval and a 2-1 ODI series success. Read more
Cricket 4 min read Virat Kohli hits 139 in India ODI win Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 139 powered India past West Indies by eight wickets, as he passed 15,000 ODI runs and matched Sachin Tendulkar’s 60 List A hundreds. Read more
Cricket 3 min read Warwickshire win ninth County Championship Warwickshire sealed their ninth County Championship title with an innings-and-79-run win over Leicestershire, led by Ethan Bamber’s nine wickets. Read more
Cricket 4 min read Perth Scorchers face Chennai spin test Perth Scorchers’ BBL|16 opener in Chennai will be the first Big Bash match played overseas, with spin conditions posing an early test for the champions. Read more
Cricket 3 min read Leicestershire appeal 27-point pitch penalty Leicestershire are appealing their 27-point deduction and £5,000 fine over the poor Grace Road pitch used against Glamorgan in August. Read more

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