ECB will 'look at' funding Windies Test if needed
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) would "look at" the unusual step of funding a women's Test in the West Indies next year in order to aid England's Ashes preparations.
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England to play 50-over warm-up in stark Ashes contrast
England confirm warm-up fixture at the Waca before this winter's white-ball tour of Australia - a stark contrast to last year's Ashes defeat.
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'It was scary' – Jacks goes from hospital bed to England match-winner
Will Jacks' career-best 50-over figures on Tuesday came shortly after the England all-rounder was rushed into hospital for emergency surgery while on a weekend away.
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England fast bowler Mark Wood retires from international cricket
England fast bowler Mark Wood announces his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect, saying medical advice rules out Test and 50-over cricket.
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New England coach Stephen Fleming targets 'beating the Aussies'
New Test coach Stephen Fleming says he shares English cricket's "obsession" with the Ashes and arrives with the goal to "beat the Aussies".
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