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adidas England Kit LaunchThe Long Room at Lord's was transformed this month as Alastair Cook, Kevin Pietersen, Stuart Broad, Ryan Sidebottom, James Anderson, Ian Bell, Tim Ambrose and Paul Collingwood all enthusiastically backed adidas' new range which was unveiled for the first time. It is an exciting time for the team to have a multinational brand on board – throughout the launch, three new kits were shown – England will wear a new-look white Test kit, all-blue for One Day Internationals and red for Twenty20 matches. adidas have signed a 5-year kit deal with ECB, which includes a number of TEPP and PCA rights, ranging from exclusive player access to invites to player-attended events. Michael Vaughan welcomed the new brand to the sport and highlighted the work that they have done on developing the kit technology, designing them for the England team’s specific needs: "With a brand like adidas behind the England team now, we know that as much technology and as much thought possible would have gone into providing us with the best kit and the best fabric to give us the added advantage out in the middle so we know we are in good hands." |
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NatWest CricketForce LaunchSt James's Montefiore CC was one of 1,375 cricket clubs around the country – 225 more than last year – who were using the NatWest CricketForce initiative to spruce up their facilities ahead of the 2008 season. Luke Wright and his Sussex captain Chris Adams, along with two members of the England women’s Ashes winning team, Laura Marsh and Holly Colvin, helped, despite the snow-covered outfield. Hampshire captain and England allrounder Dimitri Mascarenhas turned up at Hambledon cricket club for the NatWest CricketForce showcase event, along with the ECB roadshow team and members of the local community as part of the two-day initiative, while Ravi Bopara donned a paintbrush at Hertford CC and Adil Rashid popped along to greet a number of MPs and cricket supporters at Farsely CC. Glamorgan star Robert Croft also lent a hand at Lisvane CC. NatWest CricketForce is a nationwide initiative designed to help local cricket clubs and improve facilities. Over 1,200 clubs across the UK have already registered and last year it attracted over 80,000 volunteers, making it the largest sporting volunteer campaign in the country. |
