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Test status granted 1877
First Test match v Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, 15-19th March 1877
Captain Tests: Michael Vaughan
ODIs: Paul Collingwood
Coach Peter Moores
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The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown
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The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Michael Paul Vaughan OBE (born 29 October 1974 in Eccles, Salford, England is a Cricketer for Yorkshire and England. Paul David Collingwood MBE (born 26 May 1976 is an English Cricketer He is a regular member of the England Test side and was Peter Moores (born 18 December 1962 in Macclesfield) is a former English county cricketer ICC Test Championship is a national competition run by the International Cricket Council in the Sport of Cricket for the 10 nations that play Test ICC Test Championship is a national competition run by the International Cricket Council in the Sport of Cricket for the 10 nations that play Test The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch Trent Bridge is a Test, One-day international and County Cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) having been previously governed by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) from 1903 until the end of 1996. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The England and Wales Cricket Board ( ECB) ( Bwrdd Criced Cymru a Lloegr) is the governing body of Cricket in England and Wales. Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC is a private members' club founded in 1787 [1][2]

England, along with Australia, were the first team to be granted Test status on 15 March 1877 and gained full membership to the International Cricket Council (ICC) on 15 June 1909. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The International Cricket Council (ICC is the international governing body of Cricket. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting They also took part in the first ever One Day International (ODI) against Australia on 5 January 1971, while their first Twenty20 match occurred on 13 June 2005 with their opponents being Australia. Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Twenty20 is a form of Cricket, originally introduced in the United Kingdom for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

As of 3 February 2008 the England team have won 301 of the 867 Test matches they have played [3] and of 9 June are ranked third in the ICC Test Championship. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits ICC Test Championship is a national competition run by the International Cricket Council in the Sport of Cricket for the 10 nations that play Test [4] They have finished runners-up in three Cricket World Cups (1979, 1987 and 1992) and are currently ranked seventh in the ICC ODI rankings. The Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International (ODI Cricket. [5]

Peter Moores was given the job of Head Coach on 1 May 2007 following the resignation of Duncan Fletcher after a poor 2007 Cricket World Cup campaign. Peter Moores (born 18 December 1962 in Macclesfield) is a former English county cricketer For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. For the American Senator and lawyer see Duncan U Fletcher Duncan Andrew Gwynne Fletcher OBE (born 27 September The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was a Men 's Cricket Tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007 using the sport's He subsequently employed Andy Flower as assistant coach. Andrew "Andy" Flower (born 28 April 1968 in Cape Town, South Africa) was an international Cricketer for Zimbabwe and is now the

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History

For more details on this topic, see History of the England Cricket Team pre 1939 and History of the England Cricket Team since 1945. The History of the England Cricket Team can be said to date back to at least 1739 when sides styled "Kent" and "All England" played a match at Bromley Common 1940s In 1944, an England XI played one-day matches at Lord's against "West Indies" and "Australia" England winning both
The first England team to tour Australia.
The first England team to tour Australia.

The first recorded incidence of a team with a claim to represent England comes from 9 July 1739 when an "All-England" team which consisted of eleven gentlemen from any part of England, exclusive of Kent. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1739 ( MDCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format This team played against 'the Unconquerable County' of Kent and lost by a 'very few notches'. Such matches were repeated on numerous occasions for the best part of the century.

In 1846 William Clarke formed the All-England Eleven, this team would eventually compete against a United All-England Eleven with annual matches occurring between 1857 to 1866. In Cricket, the term All-England Eleven has been used for various non-international England teams since the 1739 English cricket season and it indicates These matches were arguably the most important contest of the English season, if judged by the quality of the players.

The first overseas tour occurred in September 1859 with England going to North America. This team comprised of six players from the All-England Eleven and six from the United All-England Eleven, and was captained by George Parr. George Berham Parr ( March 1, 1901 - April 1, 1975) was a member of the Parr political family which controlled a Democratic Party With the outbreak of the American Civil War, attention turned to Australia and New Zealand with the inaugural tour of Australia taking place in 1861-2. An England cricket team toured Australia in 1861-62 This was the first-ever tour of Australia by any overseas team and the second tour abroad by an English team following England would visit New Zealand in 1863–64 with the tour being the first to be organised by the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC). The Melbourne Cricket Club ( MCC) is a sporting club based in Melbourne, Australia. Most tours prior to 1877 were played "against odds", meaning the opposing team was permitted to have more than 11 players (usually 22) in order to make for a more even contest. [6] As a result these matches were not considered first-class matches and were organised purely for commercial reasons. [7]

James Lillywhite led the England team which sailed on the P&O steamship Poonah on 21 September 1876. James Lillywhite (born 23 February 1842 in Westhampnett; died 25 October 1929 in Chichester) was the first ever captain Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year They would play a combined Australian XI, for once on even terms of 11 a side. The match, starting on 15 March 1877 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground came to be regarded as the first Test match. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The combined Australian XI won this Test match by 45 runs with Charles Bannerman of Australia scoring the first Test century. Charles Bannerman ( July 3 1851 – August 20 1930) was an Australian Test cricketer a right-hand batsman who played domestic At the time this match carried little significance and was classed as another tour match and was labelled as the James Lillywhite's XI v South Australia and New South Wales. [8] The first Test match on English soil occurred in 1880 with England winning this series 1–0. The series was also the first for England to field a fully representative side with W.G. Grace being present in the team. William Gilbert Grace ( 18 July 1848 – 23 October 1915) was an English Cricketer who by his extraordinary skills made [9] England would lose their first home series 1–0 in 1882 with the Sporting Times famously printing an obituary on English cricket:

“ In Affectionate Remembrance of ENGLISH CRICKET, which died at the Oval on 29th AUGUST, 1882, Deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing friends and acquaintances R. I. P. N. B. - The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia. [10] ”

As a result of this loss the tour of 1882–83 was dubbed by England captain Ivo Bligh as "the quest to regain the ashes". Ivo Francis Walter Bligh 8th Earl of Darnley, DL (born 13 March 1859 in London, died 10 April 1927 in Shorne England with a mixture of amateurs and professionals won the series 2–1. [11] Bligh was presented with an urn that contained some ashes, which have variously been said to be of a bail, ball or even a woman's veil and so The Ashes was born. In the Sport of Cricket, a bail is one of the two smaller sticks placed on top of the three stumps to form a Wicket. A cricket ball is a hard solid Ball used to play Cricket. Manufacture Cricket balls are made from a core of cork, which is layered The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. A fourth match was then played which Australia won by 4 wickets but the match was not considered part of the Ashes series. [12][13] England would dominate many of these early contests with England winning the Ashes series 10 times between 1884–98. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. [14] During this period England also played their first Test match against South Africa in 1889 at Port Elizabeth. The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas are a national Cricket team representing South Africa [15]

The 1899 Ashes series was the first tour where the MCC and the counties appointed a selection committee. It comprised of three active players: Lord Hawke, W. Lord Hawke redirects here For other holders of the title see Baron Hawke Martin Bladen Hawke 7th Baron Hawke ( Gainsborough 16 G. Grace and HW Bainbridge who was the captain of Warwickshire. Prior to this, England teams for home Tests had been chosen by the club on whose ground the match was to be played.

The turn of the century saw mixed results for England as they lost four of the eight Ashes series between 1900 and 1914. [16] During this period England would lose their first series against South Africa in the 1905/06 season 4–1 as their batting faltered. [17] The 1912 season saw England take part in a unique experiment. A nine Test triangular tournament involving England, South Africa and Australia was set-up. The series was hampered by a very wet summer and player disputes however and the tournament was considered a failure with The Daily Telegraph stating:[18]

“ Nine Tests provide a surfeit of cricket, and contests between Australia and South Africa are not a great attraction to the British public. ”

With Australia sending a weakened team and the South African bowlers being ineffective England dominated the tournament winning four of their six matches. The Australia v South Africa match, at Lord's, was notable for a visit by King George V, the first time a reigning monarch had watched Test cricket. [19] England would go on one more tour against South Africa before the outbreak of World War I. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All

England's first match after the war was in the 1920–21 season against Australia. Still feeling the effects of the war England went down to a series of crushing defeats, and suffered their first whitewash losing the series 5–0. Six Australians scored hundreds while Mailey spun out 36 English batsmen. Things were no better in the next few Ashes series losing the 1921 Ashes series 3–0 and the 1924–5 Ashes 4–1. England's fortunes were to change in 1926 as they regained the Ashes and were a formidable team during this period dispatching Australia 4–1 in the 1928–29 Ashes tour.

On the same year the West Indies became the fourth nation to be granted Test status and played their first game against England. England won each of these three Tests by an innings, and a view was expressed in the press that their elevation had proved a mistake although Learie Constantine did the double on the tour. Learie Nicholas Constantine Baron Constantine MBE ( 21 September 1901 – 1 July 1971) was a Trinidadian - British In the 1929–30 season England went on two concurrent tours with one team going to New Zealand (who were granted Test status earlier that year) and the other to the West Indies. Despite sending two separate teams England won both tours beating New Zealand 1–0 and the West Indies 2–1.

Bill Woodfull evades a Bodyline ball. Note the number of leg-side fielders.
Bill Woodfull evades a Bodyline ball. Note the number of leg-side fielders.

The 1930 Ashes series saw a young Don Bradman dominate the tour, scoring 974 runs in his seven Test innings. Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001 often referred to as The Don, was an Australian Cricketer widely He scored 254 at Lord's, 334 at Headingley and 232 at the Oval. Australia regained the Ashes winning the series 3–1. As a result of Bradman's prolific run-scoring the England captain Douglas Jardine chose to develop the already existing leg theory into fast leg theory, or bodyline, as a tactic to stop Bradman. Douglas Robert Jardine ( October 23, 1900 - June 18, 1958) was an English Cricketer and captain of the England Leg theory is a bowling tactic in the Sport of Cricket. The term leg theory is somewhat archaic and seldom used any more but the basic tactic Fast leg theory involved bowling fast balls directly at the batsman's body. The batsman would need to defend himself, and if he touched the ball with the bat, he risked being caught by one of a large number of fielders placed on the leg side.

Using his fast leg theory England won the next Ashes series 4–1. But complaints about the Bodyline tactic caused crowd disruption on the tour, and threats of diplomatic action from the Australian Cricket Board, which during the tour sent the following cable to the MCC in London:

“ Bodyline bowling assumed such proportions as to menace best interests of game, making protection of body by batsmen the main consideration. Cricket Australia, formerly known as London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Causing intensely bitter feeling between players as well as injury. In our opinion is unsportsmanlike. Unless stopped at once likely to upset friendly relations existing between Australia and England. ”

Later, Jardine was removed from the captaincy and the laws of cricket changed so that no more than one fast ball aimed at the body was permitted per over, and having more than two fielders behind square leg were banned. The laws of cricket are a set of rules framed by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC which serve to standardise the format of Cricket matches across the world to ensure

England's following tour of India in the 1933–34 season was the first Test match to be staged in the subcontinent. The series was also notable for Morris Nichols and Nobby Clark bowling so many bouncers that the Indian batsman wore solar topees instead of caps to protect themselves. Stan Nichols ( Morris Stanley Nichols and sometimes called since his death Morris Nichols) (born October 6, 1900, Stondon Massey Edward Winchester 'Nobby' Clark (born 9 August 1902, Elton Huntingdonshire, died 28 April 1982, King's Lynn,

Australia won the 1934 Ashes series 2–1 and would keep the urn for the following 19 years. Many of the wickets of the time were friendly to batsmen resulting in a large proportion of matches ending in high scoring draws and many batting records being set.

The 1938–39 tour of South Africa saw another experiment with the deciding Test being a timeless Test that was played to a finish. England lead 1–0 going into the final timeless match at Durban. Despite the final Test being ‘timeless’ the game ended in a draw, after 10 days as England had to catch the train to catch the boat home. A record 1981 runs were scored, and the concept of timeless Tests was abandoned. England would go in one final tour of the West Indies in 1939 before the World War II, although a team for an MCC tour of India was selected more in hope than expectation of the matches being played. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

After World War II, England fell under difficult times suffering a heavy defeat 3–0 to Australia. This followed by a 4–0 loss to Bradman's 'invincibles' and a stunning 2–0 loss to the West Indies. These loses were tempered by victories against India and South Africa.

Their fortunes would change in the 1953 Ashes tour as they won the series 1–0. England would not lose a series for five years and secured famous victories in the 1954–55 and 1956 Ashes series. The 1956 series was remembered for the bowling of Jim Laker who took 46 wickets at 9. James Charles Laker ( February 9 1922 &ndash April 23 1986) was a Cricketer who played for England in the 1950s most famous 62 which included bowling figures of 19/90 at Old Trafford. The Old Trafford Cricket Ground, usually known as simply Old Trafford, is a Cricket ground situated on Talbot Road in Old Trafford, an area of After drawing to South Africa, England defeated the West Indies and New Zealand comfortably. The England team would then leave for Australia in the 1958–59 season with a team that had been hailed as the strongest ever to leave on an Ashes tour but lost the series 4–0 as Richie Benaud's revitalised Australians were too strong. Richard "Richie" Benaud OBE (born October 6 1930 in Penrith New South Wales) is an Australian former Cricketer who since his retirement from

The early and middle 1960's were poor periods for English cricket. Despite England's strength on paper, Australia held the Ashes for the entire decade and the West Indies dominated England in the early part of the decade. England would the end the 60's on a high however regaining the Wisden Trophy in 1968 and drawing the Ashes series in the same year 1–1. The Wisden Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Test cricket series played between England and the West Indies.

England carried their good form from the late 60's into the 70's regaining the Ashes in 1970 but then suffered a loss of form losing to India and a rising West Indian side. This culminated in a 4–1 defeat in the 1974 Ashes series. The inaugural 1975 Cricket World Cup saw England reach the semi-finals and was to be the turning point in England's fortunes. The 1975 Cricket World Cup (aka Prudential Cup, 1975 was the first edition of the tournament The results of the Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket were felt in Test cricket with Australia and Pakistan losing many of its star players. Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer, AC (17 December 1937 &ndash 26 December 2005 son of Sir Frank Packer, was an Australian publishing media and gaming tycoon World Series Cricket (WSC was a break away professional Cricket competition staged between 1977 and 1979 and organised by Kerry Packer for his Australian television The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international Cricket team representing Pakistan. England replaced captain Tony Greig who had joined the league with Mike Brearley while Geoffrey Boycott returned from his England exile. Anthony "Tony" William Greig (born October 6, 1946) is a former English Test cricketer and currently a commentator John Michael Brearley OBE (born in Harrow, Middlesex, on 28 April, 1942) is a former Cricketer who captained the England Geoffrey Boycott OBE (born 21 October 1940 is a former Cricketer for Yorkshire and England. England would defeat a divided Australian side 3–1 in the centenary Ashes series. This was followed by a comfortable 4–0 win against Pakistan and a World Cup final appearance against the West Indies.

With Ian Botham and Bob Willis at their peak with the ball, Boycott and Graham Gooch opening the batting, and a young David Gower in the middle order, England were a formidable team. Sir Ian Terence Botham, OBE (born 24 November 1955) is a former England Test Cricketer and Test team captain and current Robert ("Bob" George Dylan Willis (born in Sunderland 30 May 1949) is a former Cricketer who played for Surrey, Graham Alan Gooch, OBE (born July 23 1953) is a former Cricketer who captained Essex and England. David Ivon Gower, OBE (born April 1, 1957) is a retired Cricket player and current cricket broadcaster Their results were initially promising narrowly losing to the West Indies who were the unofficial champions at the time. England would then fight back to win the 1981 Ashes series, often referred to as "Botham's Ashes" 2–1. The third Test at Headingley saw a revitalised Botham perform well with bat and ball taking 6/95 and then scoring a unbeaten 149. Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. England won by 18 runs after following-on, only the second time in the history of England v Australia Tests that this has been achieved. England suffered their second whitewash series against the West Indies in 1984 but continued to produce good results defeating India 2–1 and regained the Ashes in the 1985 season with a comfortable 3–1 victory. Hopes that this victory could see a challenge mounted on the 1985–86 tour of the West Indies were dashed as England were soundly defeated 5–0. A shocked England team never really recovered from this defeat, and although England managed to retain the 1986–87 Ashes they would only win one further Test series in the 80’s against a relatively weak Sri Lankan team and suffered heavy defeats to Australia and the West Indies. The Sri Lankan cricket team is a national Cricket team representing Sri Lanka.

England continued their decline during the 1990s. This was not helped by squabbles between key players and the chairman of selectors, Raymond Illingworth. Raymond ("Ray" Illingworth (born 8 June 1932 in Pudsey) is a former English Cricketer, Cricket commentator and cricket administrator Another reason for their poor performances were the demands of County Cricket teams on their players, meaning that England could rarely lead a full strength team on their tours. The County Championship is the domestic first class Cricket competition in England and Wales. This would eventually lead to the ECB taking over the MCC as the governing body of England and the implementation of central contracts.

In the early 90's players such as Botham, Gower and Allan Lamb all came to the end of their international careers and specifically in the case of Botham, England had trouble replacing these players. Allan Joseph Lamb (born 20 June 1954 is a former English Cricketer. This lead to a string of disappointing results as England did not win a Test match for two and half years. England’s performance in ODI cricket was still good however as they defeated Australia, the West Indies and South Africa to reach the final of the 1992 Cricket World Cup. The 1992 Cricket World Cup (aka Benson & Hedges World Cup) was the fifth edition of the tournament and was won by Pakistan Shortly after the world cup Mike Atherton replaced Gooch as England captain but his captaincy was regarded as a failure with England winning only one Test series under his captaincy. Michael Andrew Atherton, OBE (born March 23, 1968, in Failsworth Lancashire, England) is a broadcaster journalist and retired A win against South Africa in 1998 was England’s first five series since 1986–87 this would be a false dawn as they were eliminated in the first round of the 1999 Cricket World Cup and lost a Test series against New Zealand 2–1 resulting in England being officially ranked as the worst Test nation. The 1999 Cricket World Cup was hosted primarily by England, but Ireland, Wales, Scotland and the Netherlands also hosted some games [20]

With the appointment of Duncan Fletcher as coach and Nasser Hussain as captain England began to rebuild their team. For the American Senator and lawyer see Duncan U Fletcher Duncan Andrew Gwynne Fletcher OBE (born 27 September Nasser Hussain OBE (born March 28 1968, Madras, India) is a former Essex and England Cricketer He They won four consecutive Test series which included impressive wins against West Indies (a first in 32 years) and Pakistan. England were still left wanting against Australia however and lost the 2001 Ashes 4–1. Promising results against India and Sri Lanka gave England some positive sentiments towards their chances against Australia in 2002-2003, yet a 4–1 defeat showed that they were still falling short. This setback did not stop England’s resurgence however as they defeated the West Indies 3–0 and followed this up by whitewashes over New Zealand and the West Indies at home. A victory in the first Test against South Africa at Port Elizabeth meant England had won their eighth successive Test, their best sequence of Test match wins for 75 years. In 2005 England, under Michael Vaughan's captaincy and aided by Kevin Pietersen's batting contributions in his maiden series (most notably 158 at the Oval), and Andrew Flintoff's superb allround performances, defeated Australia 2–1 to regain the Ashes for the first time in 18 years. Michael Paul Vaughan OBE (born 29 October 1974 in Eccles, Salford, England is a Cricketer for Yorkshire and England. Kevin Peter Pietersen MBE (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is an English Cricketer He is an attacking The Oval PavilionJPG|250px|right|thumb|The Members Pavilion]] The Oval is an international Cricket ground in Kennington, London Andrew Flintoff, MBE, (born 6 December 1977 in Preston, Lancashire) is a Cricketer who plays for Lancashire and England.

Recent form

Since the historic Ashes win, the team has suffered from a serious and ongoing spate of injuries to key players. Andrew Flintoff, Michael Vaughan, Simon Jones and Ashley Giles all suffered serious injuries. Jones and Vaughan have both returned to cricket, although Jones has not been involved in the England set up. Some have also claimed that they seemed to suffer from a lack of focus and 'killer instinct'. This can be seen in their 22 run loss to Pakistan at Multan in November 2005 (a match which they had dominated before the last day), and their failure to wrap up victory against Sri Lanka at Lord's in May 2006 after securing a first-innings lead of 359 and enforcing the follow-on. However, especially in the recent series victory against Pakistan in July-August 2006, several new players have emerged who have performed well and promise much for the future, leading to suggestions that even when the injured players recover, they may struggle to get back into the team. Most notable has been the left-arm orthodox spin bowler Monty Panesar, the first Sikh to play Test cricket for England. Monty Panesar (born Mudhsuden Singh Panesar, 25 April 1982 in Luton, Bedfordshire) is an English Cricketer A left-arm spinner, Panesar Sikh (English or; ਸਿੱਖ sikkh, IPA) is the title and name given to an adherent of Sikhism. He has impressed with the excellence of his bowling (including match figures of 8/93 in the innings victory over Pakistan at Old Trafford in July 2006, and match figures of 10/187 against the West Indies at Old Trafford in June 2007) and has also become a crowd favourite. The Old Trafford Cricket Ground, usually known as simply Old Trafford, is a Cricket ground situated on Talbot Road in Old Trafford, an area of The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing He was one of the favourites to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year, but did not receive the award. Other new players of note include left-handed batsman Alastair Cook and fast bowler Sajid Mahmood. Alastair Cook should not be confused with Alistair Cooke, journalist and broadcaster Sajid Iqbal Mahmood (born 21 December 1981 in Bolton, Greater Manchester) is an English Cricketer of Pakistani Janjua Rajput descent The injury crisis has also allowed previously marginal players Paul Collingwood and Ian Bell to consolidate their places. Paul David Collingwood MBE (born 26 May 1976 is an English Cricketer He is a regular member of the England Test side and was Ian Ronald Bell MBE (born 11 April 1982 in Coventry, West Midlands) is an England Test Cricketer He also plays County The outstanding recent performances of the team, albeit against a Pakistan side which was also weakened by injuries, mean that the 2006/07 Ashes series was one of the most keenly anticipated of recent years, and was expected to provide a level of competition comparable to the 2005 series. In the event, England lost all five Tests, the first Ashes whitewash in 86 years. In the summer of 2007, England played home Test series' against the West Indies and India, winning a 4 test series 3-0 against a weak West Indian team but losing the three test series with India 1-0. At the end of 2007, England toured Sri Lanka where they lost the 3 test series 1-0 and never really looked like challenging the hosts.

The team's form in ODIs had been consistently poor, they are currently ranked 7th the world and have won only 38% of their matches against major test nations since 1992. Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. They only narrowly avoided the ignominy of having the play in the qualifying rounds of the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, and were humiliatingly defeated 5–0 by Sri Lanka in June-July 2006. The 2006 ICC Champions Trophy was a One Day International Cricket tournament held in India from 7 October to 5 November 2006 Steve Harmison now holds the unwanted record of the worst bowling figures for England in ODI history (0/97 in the match at Headingley) and retired from ODIs during the 2006/7 Ashes tour. Stephen James Harmison MBE (born 23 October 1978 Ashington, Northumberland) is an England Cricketer and a leading Test match Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. There was some improvement in the latest one-day series against Pakistan in England, when England won the last two matches to record a 2–2 draw. The Pakistani cricket team toured England in the 2006 English cricket season, following England 's winter tour of Pakistan where A similar story unveiled in the one-day triangular in Australia, where England lost Kevin Pietersen to injury, and had won one and lost five of their first six games. The Commonwealth Bank Series was the name of the One Day International Cricket tournament in Australia for the 2006-07 season. Kevin Peter Pietersen MBE (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is an English Cricketer He is an attacking Then, England won their next four games, scraping into the finals series before winning both finals and their first ODI tournament overseas since 1997. In the English summer of 2007, England lost to the West Indies 2-1 in a three match series despite outclassing them in the Test matches, whilst they beat India 4-3 in a seven game series after being outplayed in the Test matches. The ODI tour of October saw England beat Sri Lanka 3-2 away, in a series in which they were expected to struggle.

In the 2007 Cricket World Cup, England lost to most of the Test playing nations they faced, beating only the West Indies and Bangladesh, although they also avoided defeat by any of the non-Test playing nations. The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing The Bangladeshi cricket team, also known as "The Tigers", is a national Cricket team representing Bangladesh. However, the unimpressive nature of most of their victories in the tournament, combined with their heavy defeats to New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, left many commentators criticising the manner in which the England team approached the one day game. Coach Duncan Fletcher resigned after eight years in the job as a result, and was succeeded by former Sussex coach Peter Moores.

The following summer, England faced the West Indies at home for four tests, two Twenty20s and three one-day internationals. They convincingly won the Test series 3-0. Then, skipper Michael Vaughan announced he would no longer captain the side in one-day cricket. The job went to Durham's Paul Collingwood. England drew 1-1 in the Twenty20 series, but lost the ODI series 2-1 after winning the first game. In the latter part of the summer, India toured the country. Despite good performances from the bowlers, England lost the three-test series 1-0, the first time they had been defeated at home in the long form of the game for six years. In the second test at Trent Bridge, there was a major incident when, as an act of 'sledging', an England player (they have never been identified) threw jelly beans at the wicket. This infuriated the Indian batsman Zaheer Khan, who reported the incident to the umpires. All senior members of the England team denied any wrongdoing. However, England bounced back by triumphing 4-3 over India in the one-day series, their first series victory in that form of the game since 2004.

In the winter of 2007, England toured Sri Lanka. They won the ODI series 3-2, their second win in a row, but again lost the test series 1-0, giving them no win in six. This heaped pressure on fledgling coach Peter Moores to deliver.

After the loss to Sri Lanka, England toured New Zealand. They lost the ODI series but won the Test series despite losing the first Test in Hamilton 2-1. This eased the pressure on Peter Moores slightly.

Since returning from their tour to New Zealand in early 2008 they completed a three test tour back home against New Zealand. The first match was at Lords in London in which a weather affected game ended in a draw. The second test was at Old Trafford in Manchester in which England won chasing down a large score with Andrew Strauss scoring a century to help the run chase. At Trent Bridge, England wrapped up the series with a convincing win by an innings and nine runs: England's only innings was anchored by Kevin Pietersen who scored a test century, and superior swing bowling from Anderson (including a career best 7/43), Sidebottom (including 6/67) and Broad ultimately proved too much for New Zealand.

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Last match lost 2nd Test v India 2007 6th ODI v India 2007 1st Twenty20 v West Indies 2007 1st Test v New Zealand 2008 2nd ODI v New Zealand 2008 1st Twenty20 v New Zealand
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Last series lost npower Test series vs India 2007 NatWest Challenge v West Indies 2007 - Ashes 2006 ICC Champions Trophy 2006 2007 ICC World Twenty20
- Source: Cricinfo.com. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. Twenty20 is a form of Cricket, originally introduced in the United Kingdom for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. Twenty20 is a form of Cricket, originally introduced in the United Kingdom for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India. The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India. The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India. The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch The New Zealand national cricket team toured England, Scotland and Ireland during the northern summer of 2008 The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India. The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch The Sri Lankan cricket team is a national Cricket team representing Sri Lanka. The Indian cricket team toured England from 19 July to 8 September 2007. The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing The 2006 ICC Champions Trophy was a One Day International Cricket tournament held in India from 7 October to 5 November 2006 The 2007 ICC World Twenty20 was a Twenty20 Cricket tournament which took place in South Africa from 11 September to 24 September Last updated: 13 August 2007. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Source:Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 8 September 2007. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Source:Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 29 June 2007. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Source:Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 5 January 2007. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Source:Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 16 February 2008. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Source:Cricinfo.com. Last updated: 16 February 2008. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Upcoming fixtures

England will travel to Scotland to play a one-off ODI match in June 2008. The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of Cricket.

England will host South Africa for four Test matches and five ODI matches from July until September 2008. The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas are a national Cricket team representing South Africa

England will tour India from November to December 2008. The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India. There will be two Test matches and seven ODI matches.

England will tour the West Indies from February to March 2009. The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing There will be four Test matches and five ODI matches.

England are scheduled to host Zimbabwe from May to June 2009. The Zimbabwean cricket team is a national Cricket team representing Zimbabwe. Two Test matches and three ODI matches are scheduled although it is doubtful that Zimbabwe will have returned to playing Test cricket by then and the tour may be cancelled due to political reasons.

England will host Australia from June till September 2009. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. The teams will contest the five match Ashes Test series and also play seven ODI matches.

England will host the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in 2009

England will host India in 2011. The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India. The teams will contest four Test matches, five ODI matches and a Twenty20 match.

Performances

England has traditionally been one of the stronger teams in international cricket, fielding a competitive side for most of cricket's history. The game of Cricket has a known history spanning from the 16th century to the present day with international matches played since 1844 although the official history Up to the end of 2007 England had played 867 test matches, winning 301 (34. 72%), losing 252 (29. 06%), and drawing 314 (36. 22%) 639 players had been capped for their country. Up to the Super 8 World Cup match against Australia on April 8, 2007, England had played 464 ODIs, winning 224 (48. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 28%), losing 221 (47. 63%), tying 4 (0. 86%) and having 15 (3. 23%) with no result. 203 players had played for England in ODIs up to that date.

After Australia won The Ashes for the first time in 1881–82 England had to fight with them for primacy and one of the fiercest rivalries in sport dominated the cricket world for seventy years. The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. In 1963 this duopoly of cricket dominance began to fall away with the emergence of a strong West Indies team. The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing

England failed to win a series against the West Indies between 1969 and 2000. England similarly failed to compete with Australia for a long period and the The Ashes stayed in Australian hands between 1989 and 2005. The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. England struggled against other nations over this period as well and after a series loss to New Zealand in 1999 they were ranked at the bottom of the ICC Test cricket ratings. The International Cricket Council (ICC is the international governing body of Cricket. From 2000, English cricket had a resurgence and England reached the final of the ICC Champions Trophy in 2004 and regained The Ashes in 2005. The ICC Champions Trophy is a One Day International Cricket tournament second in importance only to the Cricket World Cup. The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. The team was recently ranked second behind Australia in the Test rankings, but ODI performances have been very poor with England falling to 7th place in the ICC rankings.

In the 2006/07 tour of Australia The Ashes were lost in a 0–5 "whitewash" (see 2006-07 Ashes series) but England did succeed in clinching victory in the Commonwealth bank ODI Tri-series against Australia and New Zealand. The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. The Commonwealth Bank Series was the name of the One Day International Cricket tournament in Australia for the 2006-07 season. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch The loss of The Ashes prompted the announcement by the England and Wales Cricket Board of an official review of English cricket amid much criticism from the media, former players and fans. The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. The England and Wales Cricket Board ( ECB) ( Bwrdd Criced Cymru a Lloegr) is the governing body of Cricket in England and Wales. England failed to reach the semi finals of the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies after defeats against New Zealand, Sri Lanka and South Africa.

Governing body

Main article: England and Wales Cricket Board

The (ECB) is the governing body over the England cricket team. The England and Wales Cricket Board ( ECB) ( Bwrdd Criced Cymru a Lloegr) is the governing body of Cricket in England and Wales. The Board has been operating since 1 January 1997 and represents England with the International Cricket Council. The ECB is also responsible for the generation of income from the sale of tickets, sponsorship and broadcasting rights, primarily in relation to the England team. The ECB's income in the 2006 calendar year was £77. 0 million. [21]

Prior to 1997 the MCC was the governing body of England and outside of Test matches the touring England team officially played as MCC up to and including the 1976-77 tour of Australia. The last time the England touring team wore the bacon-and-egg colours of the Marylebone Cricket Club was on the 1996-97 tour of New Zealand.

Team colours

The team kit, of 18th April 2008, is now manufactured by Adidas, instead of the old manufacturer, Admiral.

When playing Test match cricket, England’s cricket whites contain red piping across the front and sleeves while the three lion badge is on the left and the sponsor Vodafone on the right. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Vodafone is a Mobile network operator headquartered in Berkshire, England, UK. English fielders may wear a navy cap or sun hat with the ECB logo in the middle of the cap/sun hat. Helmets are coloured similarly.

England's ODI team wears a new navy coloured shirt and trousers. Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket. The shirt sleeves are red with the three lion badge on the left and the kit sponsor adidas on the right. The name and logo of their main sponsor Vodafone is at the centre of the shirt. The one-day cap is also union blue with the ECB logo on the front. In Twenty20 cricket England wear the same colour new navy trousers but their shirt is red with white stripes on the sleeves. This kit is also sponsored by Vodafone: with the logo and company's name in the centre of the shirt.

International grounds

Main article: List of cricket grounds in England and Wales

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Statistics and records

Tournament History

World Cup

ICC Champions Trophy

(known as the "ICC Knockout" in 1998 and 2000)

ICC World Twenty20

England Record in Test Matches

Table correct March 9, 2008. This is a list of cricket grounds in England and Wales, including both Test and County cricket grounds Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket The Old Trafford Cricket Ground, usually known as simply Old Trafford, is a Cricket ground situated on Talbot Road in Old Trafford, an area of Edgbaston Cricket Ground (also known as Edgbaston Stadium) is a Cricket venue in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England. The Oval PavilionJPG|250px|right|thumb|The Members Pavilion]] The Oval is an international Cricket ground in Kennington, London Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. Trent Bridge is a Test, One-day international and County Cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, The Riverside County Cricket Ground is a Cricket venue in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England. SWALEC Stadium is a Cricket stadium on the west bank of the River Taff in Cardiff, one mile north of Cardiff Arms Park and was originally known The County Cricket Ground, (also known as Nevil Road) is a Cricket venue in Bristol, England. The Rose Bowl is an English Cricket Stadium used for county and One Day International matches The 1975 Cricket World Cup (aka Prudential Cup, 1975 was the first edition of the tournament The 1979 Cricket World Cup (aka Prudential World Cup, 1979 was the second edition of the tournament and was won by the West Indies. The 1983 Cricket World Cup (aka Prudential Cup, 1983 was the third edition of the tournament The 1987 Cricket World Cup (aka Reliance World Cup) was the fourth edition of the tournament The 1992 Cricket World Cup (aka Benson & Hedges World Cup) was the fifth edition of the tournament and was won by Pakistan The 1996 Cricket World Cup (aka Wills World Cup was won by Sri Lanka who beat Australia by 7 wickets at the final in Lahore. The 1999 Cricket World Cup was hosted primarily by England, but Ireland, Wales, Scotland and the Netherlands also hosted some games The 2003 Cricket World Cup ( Official name: ICC Cricket World Cup 2003) was played in South Africa from February 9 to March 24. The 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup was a Men 's Cricket Tournament that took place in the West Indies from 13 March to 28 April 2007 using the sport's The 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy was a One Day International cricket tournament held in Bangladesh The 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy was a One Day International cricket tournament held in Kenya The 2002 ICC Champions Trophy is a Cricket tournament that was held in Sri Lanka in 2002. The 2004 ICC Champions Trophy was held in England in September 2004 The 2006 ICC Champions Trophy was a One Day International Cricket tournament held in India from 7 October to 5 November 2006 The 2007 ICC World Twenty20 was a Twenty20 Cricket tournament which took place in South Africa from 11 September to 24 September Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Won Tied Lost Drawn Total
v Australia home 43 - 46 62 151
away 54 - 85 26 165
total 97 - 131 88 316
v Bangladesh home 2 - - - 2
away 2 - - - 2
total 4 - - - 4
v India home 23 - 5 20 48
away 11 - 13 25 49
total 34 - 18 45 97
v New Zealand home 25 - 4 18 47
away 16 - 4 22 42
total 41 - 7 40 88
v Pakistan home 17 - 8 18 43
away 2 - 4 18 24
total 19 - 12 36 67
v South Africa home 26 - 9 22 57
away 28 - 17 28 73
total 54 - 26 50 130
v Sri Lanka home 5 - 2 3 10
away 3 - 4 4 11
total 8 - 6 7 21
v West Indies home 28 - 29 21 78
away 13 - 23 24 60
total 41 - 52 45 138
v Zimbabwe home 3 - - 1 4
away - - - 2 2
total 3 - - 3 6
Home 172 - 103 165 440
Away 129 - 150 149 428
Overall 301 - 253 314 868
% Breakdown 34. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. The Bangladeshi cricket team, also known as "The Tigers", is a national Cricket team representing Bangladesh. The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India. The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international Cricket team representing Pakistan. The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas are a national Cricket team representing South Africa The Sri Lankan cricket team is a national Cricket team representing Sri Lanka. The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing The Zimbabwean cricket team is a national Cricket team representing Zimbabwe. 72% 0% 29. 06% 36. 22% 100%
Main article: List of England Test cricket records

Team records

Individual records

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Bowling

Fielding

England Record in One Day Internationals

Correct up to February 20, 2008. Alec James Stewart OBE (born 8 April 1963 in Merton, Greater London) is a retired English Cricketer a right-handed Batsman - Wicketkeeper Robert William ("Bob" Taylor (born July 17, 1941, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England) was a cricketer who played The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India. Ground Facts and Figures Capacity 40000 Floodlights Yes End names Garware Pavilion End Tata End Curator Sudhir Robert Charles "Jack" Russell (born 15 August, 1963 in Stroud, Gloucestershire) is a retired English international The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas are a national Cricket team representing South Africa Wanderers Stadium is a Stadium situated just south of Sandton in Illovo, Johannesburg in Gauteng Province, South Africa Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Won Tied Lost No Result Total
v Australia home 16 2 17 1 36
away 19 - 30 1 50
neutral 2 - 5 - 7
total 37 2 52 2 93
v Bangladesh home 3 - - - 3
away 3 - - - 3
neutral 2 - - - 2
total 8 - - - 8
v Canada home 1 - - - 1
neutral 1 - - - 1
total 2 - - - 2
v East Africa home 1 - - - 1
v India home 15 - 11 2 28
away 13 - 16 - 29
neutral 2 - 6 - 8
total 30 - 33 2 65
v Ireland away 1 - - - 1
neutral 1 - - - 1
total 2 - - - 2
v Kenya home 1 - - - 1
neutral 1 - - - 1
total 2 - - - 2
v Namibia neutral 1 - - - 1
v Netherlands neutral 2 - - - 2
v New Zealand home 9 - 5 1 15
away 13 2 16 2 32
neutral 6 - 9 - 15
total 28 1 30 3 62
v Pakistan home 19 - 11 1 31
away 9 - 10 - 19
neutral 7 - 5 1 13
total 35 - 26 2 63
v South Africa home 6 - 5 - 11
away 3 1 13 1 18
neutral 2 - 4 - 6
total 11 1 22 1 35
v Sri Lanka home 8 - 7 - 15
away 4 - 9 - 13
neutral 10 - 5 - 15
total 22 - 21 - 43
v United Arab Emirates neutral 1 - - - 1
v West Indies home 14 - 15 1 30
away 7 - 18 3 28
neutral 11 - 6 - 17
total 32 - 39 4 75
v Zimbabwe home 6 - 2 1 9
away 12 - 3 - 15
neutral 3 - 3 - 6
total 21 - 8 1 30
Home 98 2 73 7 181
Away 74 3 115 7 208
Neutral 52 - 43 1 96
Overall 235 5 231 15 485
Main article: List of England One-Day International cricket records

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Most England Test Caps

Main article: List of English Test cricketers

Current Squad

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Name Age Batting Style Bowling Style Domestic team Forms Shirt Numbers
ODI and Twenty20 Captain and All-Rounder
Paul Collingwood 32 Right-Handed Bat Right-Arm Medium Durham Test, ODI, Twenty20 5
Test Captain and Middle-Order Batsman
Michael Vaughan 33 Right-Handed Bat Right-Arm Off-Break Yorkshire Test 99
Opening Batsmen
Alastair Cook 23 Left-Handed Bat Right-Arm Off-Break Essex Test, ODI, Twenty20 26
Darren Maddy 34 Right-Handed Bat Right-Arm Medium Warwickshire Twenty20 6
Andrew Strauss 31 Left-Handed Bat Left-Arm Medium Middlesex Test 14
Middle-Order Batsmen
Ian Bell 26 Right-Handed Bat Right-Arm Medium Warwickshire Test, ODI, Twenty20 7
Kevin Pietersen 27 Right-Handed Bat Right-Arm Off-Break Hampshire Test, ODI, Twenty20 24
Owais Shah 29 Right-Handed Bat Right-Arm Off-Break Middlesex Test, ODI, Twenty20 3
Vikram Solanki 32 Right-Handed Bat Right-Arm Off-Break Worcestershire Twenty20 38
Jonathan Trott 27 Right-Handed Bat Right-Arm Medium Warwickshire Twenty20 4
Wicket-keepers
Tim Ambrose 25 Right-Handed Bat - Warwickshire Test
Phil Mustard 25 Left-Handed Bat - Durham ODI, Twenty20 52
Matt Prior 26 Right-Handed Bat - Sussex Test, ODI, Twenty20 13
(Vikram Solanki, though not a regular wicket-keeper, kept wicket in two Twenty20 World Cup matches. Paul David Collingwood MBE (born 26 May 1976 is an English Cricketer He is a regular member of the England Test side and was Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the Sport of Cricket. Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of Michael Paul Vaughan OBE (born 29 October 1974 in Eccles, Salford, England is a Cricketer for Yorkshire and England. Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any Off spin is a type of bowling in the Sport of Cricket which is bowled by an off spinner a right-handed spin bowler who Yorkshire County Cricket Club, who represent the historic county of Yorkshire, are one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket Alastair Cook should not be confused with Alistair Cooke, journalist and broadcaster Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any Off spin is a type of bowling in the Sport of Cricket which is bowled by an off spinner a right-handed spin bowler who Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of Darren Lee Maddy (born 23 May 1974, Leicester) is an English Cricketer who plays First class cricket for Warwickshire Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the Sport of Cricket. Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Andrew John Strauss MBE, (born 2 March 1977 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is an English Cricketer who plays County cricket for Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the Sport of Cricket. Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Ian Ronald Bell MBE (born 11 April 1982 in Coventry, West Midlands) is an England Test Cricketer He also plays County Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the Sport of Cricket. Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Kevin Peter Pietersen MBE (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is an English Cricketer He is an attacking Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any Off spin is a type of bowling in the Sport of Cricket which is bowled by an off spinner a right-handed spin bowler who Hampshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Owais Alam Shah ( Urdu:) (born 22 October 1978 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan) is a Cricketer who plays for Middlesex and Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any Off spin is a type of bowling in the Sport of Cricket which is bowled by an off spinner a right-handed spin bowler who Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Vikram Singh Solanki (born 1 April, 1976 in India) is an English Cricketer who plays County cricket for Worcestershire Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any Off spin is a type of bowling in the Sport of Cricket which is bowled by an off spinner a right-handed spin bowler who Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Ian Jonathan Leonard Trott (born 22 April, 1981 in Cape Town) is a South African born English Cricketer who has played domestic cricket Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the Sport of Cricket. Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Timothy Raymond Ambrose (born 1 December 1982 is an Australian born English Cricketer He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Philip Mustard (born 8 October 1982 in Sunderland) is an English Cricketer who plays for Durham and England Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of Matthew James Prior (born 26 February 1982 is an English ODI and Test Cricketer who plays domestic cricket for Sussex. Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any Sussex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of Vikram Singh Solanki (born 1 April, 1976 in India) is an English Cricketer who plays County cricket for Worcestershire The ICC World Twenty20 is the international championship of Twenty20 Cricket. )
All rounders
Ravi Bopara 23 Right-Handed Bat Right-Arm Medium Essex Test, ODI 42
Andrew Flintoff 30 Right-Handed Bat Right-Arm Fast-Medium Lancashire ODI, Twenty20 11
Dimitri Mascarenhas 30 Right-Handed Bat Right-Arm Medium-Fast Hampshire ODI, Twenty20 32
Luke Wright 23 Right-Handed Bat Right-Arm Medium-Fast Sussex ODI, Twenty20 45
Michael Yardy 27 Left-Handed Bat Left-Arm Medium Sussex ODI, Twenty20 40
Pace Bowlers
James Anderson 25 Left-Handed Bat Right-Arm Fast-Medium Lancashire Test, ODI, Twenty20 9
Stuart Broad 21 Left-Handed Bat Right-Arm Fast-Medium Nottinghamshire Test, ODI, Twenty20 39
Steve Harmison 29 Right-Handed Bat Right-Arm Fast Durham Test
Matthew Hoggard 31 Right-Handed Bat Right-Arm Fast-Medium Yorkshire Test 20
James Kirtley 32 Right-Handed Bat Right-Arm Medium-Fast Sussex Twenty20 16
Jon Lewis 32 Right-Handed Bat Right-Arm Medium Gloucestershire ODI 18
Liam Plunkett 23 Right-Handed Bat Right-Arm Fast-Medium Durham Test, ODI 17
Ryan Sidebottom 30 Left-Handed Bat Left-Arm Fast-Medium Nottinghamshire Test, ODI, Twenty20 78
Chris Tremlett 26 Right-Handed Bat Right-Arm Fast-Medium Hampshire Test, ODI, Twenty20 22
Spin Bowlers
Monty Panesar 26 Left-Handed Bat Slow Left-Arm Orthodox Northamptonshire Test, ODI 46
Chris Schofield 29 Left-Handed Bat Right-Arm Legbreak Surrey Twenty20 28
Jeremy Snape 35 Right-Handed Bat Right-Arm Off-Break Leicestershire Twenty20 29
Graeme Swann 29 Right-Handed Bat Right-Arm Off-Break Nottinghamshire ODI, Twenty20 66

Coaching Staff

Eligibility of players

The England cricket team represents England and Wales. Jeremy Nicholas Snape (born April 27, 1973 in Stoke-on-Trent) is an English Cricketer He is a right-handed batsman and bowls However, under ICC regulations[2], players can qualify to play for a country by nationality, place of birth or residence, so (as with any national sports team) some people are eligible to play for more than one team. The International Cricket Council (ICC is the international governing body of Cricket.

ECB regulations[3] state that to play for England, a player must be a British or Irish citizen, and have either been born in England or Wales, or have lived in England or Wales for the last four years. The England and Wales Cricket Board ( ECB) ( Bwrdd Criced Cymru a Lloegr) is the governing body of Cricket in England and Wales. British nationality law is the law of the United Kingdom concerning Citizenship and other categories of British Nationality. Irish nationality law is the law of Republic of Ireland governing citizenship This has led to players of many other nationalities becoming eligible to play for England. England have been captained by a Scot, Mike Denness, and three South Africans, Tony Greig, Allan Lamb and Andrew Strauss. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Michael Henry Denness (born 1 December 1940, Bellshill, North Lanarkshire) is a former Scottish Cricketer who played for The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Anthony "Tony" William Greig (born October 6, 1946) is a former English Test cricketer and currently a commentator Allan Joseph Lamb (born 20 June 1954 is a former English Cricketer. Andrew John Strauss MBE, (born 2 March 1977 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is an English Cricketer who plays County cricket for The South African cape coloured, Basil D'Oliveira, famously played for England during the apartheid era. The term Cape Coloureds refers to the modern-day descendants of slave labourers imported into South Africa by Dutch settlers as well as to other groups Basil Lewis D'Oliveira CBE (born 4 October 1931 is a retired Cricketer Born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa, he was classified as 'coloured' In recent times Graeme Hick (Zimbabwe); Andrew Caddick (New Zealand); Geraint Jones (Australia via Papua New Guinea); and Kevin Pietersen (South Africa) have all played for England. Graeme Ashley Hick (born 23 May, 1966) is a retired English Cricketer who played 65 Tests and 120 One Day Internationals See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election Andrew' ("Andy" Richard Caddick' (born 21 November 1968 is a domestic and former international fast-medium bowler. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Geraint Owen Jones MBE (born 14 July 1976 in Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea) is an England Cricketer of Welsh extraction but raised in For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Papua New Guinea (or ˈpæpjuːə in Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini) officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania Kevin Peter Pietersen MBE (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is an English Cricketer He is an attacking The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Some players have played for another (non Test-playing) country as well as England, for example Gavin Hamilton who played for Scotland in the 1999 World Cup and later played one Test match for England, while Ed Joyce played for Ireland in the ICC Trophy before making his England ODI debut in June 2006 against his former team. Gavin Mark Hamilton (born 16 September 1974 in Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland) is an all-round Cricketer The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of Cricket. The 1999 Cricket World Cup was hosted primarily by England, but Ireland, Wales, Scotland and the Netherlands also hosted some games Edmund Christopher Joyce (born 22 September 1978 is an Irish Cricketer who has played in the England cricket team, and was a member of the England squad in the The Ireland cricket team is the Cricket team representing all Ireland (i The ICC World Cup Qualifier (formerly ICC Trophy) is an international One-day cricket tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council Note Most of the information here pertains to men's cricket ODI matches are also played in Women's cricket.

England Facts and Feats

Notable Series

Notable Matches

Batting Facts

Bowling Feats

Captains

Wicket-Keepers

Fielding

One Test Wonders

Family Connections

The Counties

Youngest and Oldest

Series Trivia

The Long and the Short of it

Lost in War

First World War

World War 2

See also

References

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  17. ^ Test matches. Cricinfo. Cricinfo is the largest Cricket -related website and one of the largest websites in the world with more than 20 million users Retrieved on 2008-02-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France.
  18. ^ England v Australia 1890 - 1914. Cricinfo. Cricinfo is the largest Cricket -related website and one of the largest websites in the world with more than 20 million users Retrieved on 2008-02-05. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France.
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