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Template:Short description Template:About Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox cricket team The England men's cricket team represents England and Wales in international cricket. Since 1997, it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club (the MCC) since 1903.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> England and Wales, as founding nations, are a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status. Until the 1990s, Scottish and Irish players also played for England as those countries were not yet ICC members in their own right.

England and Australia were the first teams to play a Test match (15–19 March 1877), and along with South Africa, these nations formed the Imperial Cricket Conference (the predecessor to today's International Cricket Council) on 15 June 1909. England and Australia also played the first ODI on 5 January 1971. England's first T20I was played on 13 June 2005, once more against Australia.

Template:As of, England have played 1,089 Test matches, winning 403 and losing 330 (with 356 draws).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the Test series against Australia, England play for The Ashes, one of the most famous trophies in all of sport, and they have won the urn on 32 occasions. England have also played 820 ODIs, winning 407.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> They have appeared in the final of the Cricket World Cup four times (1979, 1987, 1992), winning their first in 2019; they have also finished as runners-up in two ICC Champions Trophies (2004 and 2013). England have played 214 T20Is, winning 112.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> They won the ICC T20 World Cup in 2010 and 2022, and were runners-up in 2016.

Template:As of, England are ranked third in Tests, eighth in ODIs and third in T20Is by the ICC.<ref name="ICC Rankings"/>

History

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The All-England Eleven in 1846

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 11 gentlemen from any part of England exclusive of Kent, played against "the Unconquerable County" of Kent and lost by a margin of "very few notches".<ref>Waghorn, pp.22–23.</ref> Such matches were repeated on numerous occasions for the best part of a century.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 1846 William Clarke formed the All-England Eleven. This team eventually competed against a United All-England Eleven with annual matches occurring between 1847 and 1856.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> These matches were arguably the most important contest of the English season if judged by the quality of the players.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Early tours

The 1859 English team in North America

The first overseas tour occurred in September 1859 with England touring North America. This team had six players from the All-England Eleven, six from the United All-England Eleven and was captained by George Parr.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

With the outbreak of the American Civil War, attention turned elsewhere. English tourists visited Australia in 1861–62 with this first tour organised as a commercial venture by Messrs Spiers and Pond, restaurateurs of Melbourne. Most matches played during tours prior to 1877 were "against odds", with the opposing team fielding more than 11 players to make for a more even contest.<ref name="content-uk.cricinfo.com">Template:Cite web</ref> This first Australian tour was mostly against odds of at least 18/11.

The first England team to tour southern Australia in 1861–62

The tour was so successful that Parr led a second tour in 1863–64. James Lillywhite led a subsequent England team which sailed on the P&O steamship Poonah on 21 September 1876. They played 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 inaugural Test match. The combined Australian XI won this Test match by 45 runs with Charles Bannerman of Australia scoring the first Test century. At the time, the match was promoted as James Lillywhite's XI v Combined Victoria and New South Wales.<ref name="content-uk.cricinfo.com"/> The teams played a return match on the same ground at Easter, 1877, when Lillywhite's team avenged their loss with a victory by four wickets. The first Test match on English soil occurred in 1880 with England victorious; this was the first time England fielded a fully representative side with W. G. Grace included in the team.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1880s

The death notice printed on The Sporting Times newspaper which first named the Ashes

England lost their first home series 1–0 in 1882, with The Sporting Times printing an obituary on English cricket:

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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". England, with a mixture of amateurs and professionals, won the series 2–1.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Wisden">Template:Cite web</ref> 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. A fourth match was then played which Australia won by four wickets. However, the match was not considered part of the Ashes series.<ref name="Wisden"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> England dominated many of these early contests, with England winning the Ashes series 10 times between 1884 and 1898.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> During this period England also played their first Test match against South Africa in 1889 at Port Elizabeth.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1890s

England won the 1890 Ashes series 2–0, with the third match of the series being the first Test match to be abandoned.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> England lost 2–1 in the 1891–92 series, although England regained the urn the following year.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> England again won the 1894–95 series, winning 3–2 under the leadership of Andrew Stoddart.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1895–96, England played South Africa, winning all Tests in the series.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The 1899 Ashes series was the first tour where the MCC and the counties appointed a selection committee. There were three active players: Grace, Lord Hawke and Warwickshire captain Herbert Bainbridge. Prior to this, England teams for home Tests had been chosen by the club on whose ground the match was to be played. England lost the 1899 Ashes series 1–0, with Grace making his final Test appearance in the first match of the series.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1900s

The Adelaide Oval, second day of the third test between Australia and England, 20 January 1902. Australia won by 4 wickets.

The start of the 20th century saw mixed results for England as they lost four of the eight Ashes series between 1900 and 1914.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> During this period, England lost their first series against South Africa in the 1905–06 season 4–1 as their batting faltered.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

England lost their first series of the new century to Australia in 1901–02 Ashes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Australia also won the 1902 series, which was memorable for exciting cricket, including Gilbert Jessop scoring a Test century in just 70 minutes. England regained the Ashes in 1904 under the captaincy of Pelham Warner. R. E. Foster scored 287 on his debut and Wilfred Rhodes took 15 wickets in a match.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1905–06, England lost 4–1 against South Africa. England avenged the defeat in 1907, when they won the series 1–0 under the captaincy of Foster. However, they lost the 1909 Ashes series against Australia, using 25 players in the process.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> England also lost to South Africa, with Jack Hobbs scoring his first of 15 centuries on the tour.

1910s

England toured Australia in 1911–12 and beat their opponents 4–1.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The team included the likes of Rhodes, Hobbs, Frank Woolley and Sydney Barnes. England lost the first match of the series but bounced back and won the next four Tests. This proved to be the last Ashes series before the war.

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:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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With Australia sending a weakened team and the South African bowlers being ineffective England dominated the tournament winning four of their six matches. The match between Australia and South Africa at Lord's was visited by King George V, the first time a reigning monarch had watched Test cricket.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> England went on one more tour before the outbreak of the First World War, beating South Africa 4–0, with Barnes taking 49 wickets in the series.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1920s

English cricket team at the Test match at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground in 1928. England won by a record margin of 675 runs.

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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 1924–25 Ashes 4–1.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 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. 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Despite sending two separate teams England won against New Zealand 1–0 and drawn with the West Indies 1–1.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="CATI">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1930s

Bill Woodfull evades a Bodyline ball during the English cricket team tour in Australia in 1932–33. 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. He scored 254 at Lord's, 334 at Headingley and 232 at The Oval. Australia regained the Ashes winning the series 2–1.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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. 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Using Jardine's 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:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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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 was banned.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

England's following tour of India in the 1933–34 season was the first Test match to be staged in the subcontinent.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The series was also notable for Stan Nichols and Nobby Clark bowling so many bouncers that the Indian batsman wore solar toupées instead of caps to protect themselves.<ref name=RG194>Template:Cite book</ref> Australia won the 1934 Ashes series 2–1 and kept the urn for the following 19 years.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

England drew the 1938 Ashes, meaning Australia retained the urn.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> England went into the final match of the series at The Oval 1–0 down, but won the final game by an innings and 579 runs. Len Hutton made the highest ever Test score by an Englishman, making 364 in England first innings to help them reach 903, their highest ever score against Australia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The 1938–39 tour of South Africa saw another experiment with the deciding Test being a timeless Test that was played to a finish.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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 1,981 runs were scored, and the concept of timeless Tests was abandoned.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> England hosted the West Indies in 1939 before the Second World War, although a team for an MCC tour of India was selected more in hope than expectation of the matches being played.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1940s

Test cricket resumed after the war in 1946, and England won their first match back against India. However, they struggled in the 1946–47 Ashes series, losing 3–0 in Australia under Wally Hammond's captaincy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> England beat South Africa 3–0 in 1947 with Denis Compton scoring 1,187 runs in the series.

The 1947–48 series against the West Indies was another disappointment for England, with the side losing 2–0 following injuries to several key players.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> England suffered further humiliation against Bradman's invincible side in the 1948 Ashes series. Hutton was controversially dropped for the third Test, and England were bowled out for just 52 at The Oval.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The series proved to be Bradman's final Ashes series.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 1948–49, England beat South Africa 2–0 under the captaincy of George Mann. The series included a record breaking stand of 359 between Hutton and Cyril Washbrook.<ref>Test matches – Highest partnership for the first wicket. Stats.cricinfo.com. Retrieved 2018-07-08.</ref><ref>Test matches – Highest partnerships by wicket for England. Stats.cricinfo.com. Retrieved 2018-07-08.</ref> The decade ended with England drawing the Test series against New Zealand, with every match ending in a draw.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1950s

On 29 June 1950 England lost to the West Indies for the first time, with this being followed by a 3–1 series loss when they lost at The Oval on 16 August 1950.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Len Hutton batting during the 5th Test Match of the 1950–51 Ashes series played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Ian Johnson is bowling

Their fortunes against Australia changed on the 1953 Ashes tour as they won the series 1–0.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> England did not lose a series between their 1950–51 and 1958–59 tours of Australia and secured famous victory in 1954–55 under the captaincy of Len Hutton, thanks to Frank Tyson whose 6/85 at Sydney and 7/27 at Melbourne are remembered as the fastest bowling ever seen in Australia. The 1956 series was remembered for the bowling of Jim Laker who took 46 wickets at an average of 9.62, including figures of 19/90 at Old Trafford. After drawing to South Africa, England defeated the West Indies and New Zealand comfortably.

The England team then left 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, with England struggling with the bat throughout the series.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On 24 August 1959, England inflicted its only 5–0 whitewash over India. All out for 194 at The Oval, India lost the last test by an innings. England's batsman Ken Barrington and Colin Cowdrey both had an excellent series with the bat, with Barrington scoring 357 runs across the series and Cowdrey scoring 344.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1960s

The early and middle 1960s were poor periods for English cricket. Despite England's strength on paper, Australia held the Ashes and the West Indies dominated England in the early part of the decade. May stood down as captain in 1961 following the 1961 Ashes defeat.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Ted Dexter succeeded him as captain but England continued to suffer indifferent results. In 1961–62, they beat Pakistan, but also lost to India.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The following year saw England and Australia tie the 1962–63 Ashes series 1–1, meaning Australia retained the urn.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Despite beating New Zealand 3–0, England went on to lose to the West Indies, and again failed in the 1964 Ashes, losing the home series 1–0, which marked the end of Dexter's captaincy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

However, from 1968 to 1971 they played 27 consecutive Test matches without defeat, winning 9 and drawing 18 (including the abandoned Test at Melbourne in 1970–71). The sequence began when they drew with Australia at Lord's in the Second Test of the 1968 Ashes series and ended in 1971 when India won the Third Test at The Oval by four wickets. They played 13 Tests with only one defeat immediately beforehand and so played a total of 40 consecutive Tests with only one defeat, dating from their innings victory over the West Indies at The Oval in 1966. During this period they beat New Zealand, India, the West Indies, and Pakistan, and under Ray Illingworth's leadership, regained The Ashes from Australia in 1970–71.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1970s

Ian Botham batting against New Zealand during a test match in February 1978 at Basin Reserve

The 1970s, for the England team, can be largely split into three parts. Early in the decade, Illingworth's side dominated world cricket, winning the Ashes away in 1971<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and then retaining them at home in 1972.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The same side beat Pakistan at home in 1971 and played by far the better cricket against India that season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> However, England were largely helped by the rain to sneak the Pakistan series 1–0 but the same rain saved India twice and one England collapse saw them lose to India.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> This was, however, one of (if not the) strongest England team ever with the likes of Illingworth, Geoffrey Boycott, John Edrich, Basil D'Oliveira, Dennis Amiss, Alan Knott, John Snow and Derek Underwood at its core.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The mid-1970s were more turbulent. Illingworth and several others had refused to tour India in 1972–73 which led to a clamour for Illingworth's job by the end of that summer – England had just been beaten 2–0 by a flamboyant West Indies side – with several England players well over 35. Mike Denness was the surprising choice but only lasted 18 months; his results against poor opposition were good, but England were badly exposed as ageing and lacking in good fast bowling against the 1974–75 Australians, losing that series 4–1 to lose the Ashes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Denness was replaced in 1975 by Tony Greig. While he managed to avoid losing to Australia, his side were largely thrashed the following year by the young and very much upcoming West Indies for whom Greig's infamous "grovel" remark acted as motivation.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Greig's finest hour as England's captain was the 1976–77 win over India in India.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> When Greig was discovered as being instrumental in World Series Cricket, he was sacked, and replaced by Mike Brearley.

Brearley's side showed again the hyperbole that is often spoken when one side dominates in cricket. While his side of 1977–80 contained some young players who went on to become England greats, most notably future captains Ian Botham, David Gower and Graham Gooch, their opponents were often very much weakened by the absence of their World Series players, especially in 1978, when England drew New Zealand 1–1 and Pakistan 2–0 before thrashing what was effectively Australia's 2nd XI 5–1 in 1978–79.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1980s

Terry Alderman bowling to David Gower during the 1981 Ashes test at Trent Bridge

The England team, with Brearley's exit in 1980, was never truly settled throughout the 1980s, which will probably be remembered as a low point for the team. While some of the great players like Botham, Gooch and Gower had fine careers, the team seldom succeeded in beating good opposition throughout the decade and did not score a home Test victory (except against minnows Sri Lanka) between September 1985 and July 1990.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Botham took over the captaincy in 1980 and they put up a good fight against the West Indies, losing a five match Test series 1–0, although England were humbled in the return series. After scoring a pair in the first Test against Australia, Botham lost the captaincy due to his poor form, and was replaced by Brearley. Botham returned to form and played exceptionally in the remainder of the series, being named man of the match in the third, fourth and fifth Tests. The series became known as Botham's Ashes as England recorded a 3–1 victory.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Keith Fletcher took over as captain in 1981, but England lost his first series in charge against India. Bob Willis took over as captain in 1982 and enjoyed victories over India and Pakistan, but lost the Ashes after Australia clinched the series 2–1. England hosted the World Cup in 1983 and reached the semi-finals, but their Test form remained poor, as they suffered defeats against New Zealand, Pakistan and the West Indies.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Gower took over as skipper in 1984 and led the team to a 2–1 victory over India.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> They went on to win the 1985 Ashes 3–1, although after this came a poor run of form. Defeat to the West Indies dented the team's confidence,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and they went on to lose to India 2–0. In 1986, Micky Stewart was appointed the first full-time England coach. England beat New Zealand, but there was little hope of them retaining the Ashes in 1986–87. However, despite being described as a team that 'can't bat, can't bowl and can't field', they went on to win the series 2–1.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

After losing consecutive series against Pakistan, England drew a three match Test series against New Zealand 0–0. They reached the final of the 1987 World Cup, but lost by seven runs against Australia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After losing 4–0 to the West Indies, England lost the Ashes to a resurgent Australia led by Allan Border.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> With the likes of Gatting banned following a rebel tour to South Africa, a new look England side suffered defeat again against the West Indies, although this time by a margin of 2–1.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

1990s

If the 1980s were a low point for English Test cricket, then the 1990s were only a slight improvement. The arrival of Gooch as captain in 1990 forced a move toward more professionalism and especially fitness though it took some time for old habits to die. Creditable performances against India and New Zealand in 1990 were followed by a hard-fought draw against the 1991 West Indies and a strong performance in the 1992 Cricket World Cup in which the England team finished as runners-up for the second consecutive World Cup, but landmark losses against Australia in 1990–91 and especially Pakistan in 1992 showed England up badly in terms of bowling. So bad was England's bowling in 1993 that Rod Marsh described England's pace attack at one point as "pie throwers".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Having lost three of the first four Tests played in England in 1993, Gooch resigned to be replaced by Michael Atherton.1992 also saw Scotland sever ties with the England and Wales team, and begin to compete as the Scotland national team.<ref name="ScoCA">Scotland at CricketArchive</ref>

More selectorial problems abounded during Atherton's reign as new chairman of selectors and coach Ray Illingworth (then into his 60s) assumed almost sole responsibility for the team off the field. The youth policy which had seen England emerge from the West Indies tour of 1993–94 with some credit (though losing to a seasoned Windies team) was abandoned and players such as Gatting and Gooch were persisted with when well into their 30s and 40s. England continued to do well at home against weaker opponents such as India, New Zealand and a West Indies side beginning to fade but struggled badly against improving sides like Pakistan and South Africa. Atherton had offered his resignation after losing the 1997 Ashes series 3–2 having been 1–0 up after two matches – eventually to resign one series later in early 1998.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> England, looking for talent, went through a whole raft of new players during this period, such as Ronnie Irani, Adam Hollioake, Craig White, Graeme Hick and Mark Ramprakash. Alec Stewart took the reins as captain in 1998, but another losing Ashes series and early World Cup exit cost him Test and ODI captaincy in 1999.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> This should not detract from the 1998 home Test series where England showed great fortitude to beat a powerful South African side 2–1.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Another reason for their poor performances were the demands of County Cricket teams on their players, meaning that England could rarely field a full-strength team on their tours. This eventually led to the ECB taking over from the MCC as the governing body of England and the implementation of central contracts. By 1999, with coach David Lloyd resigning after the World Cup exit and new captain Nasser Hussain just appointed, England hit rock bottom (literally ranked as the lowest-rated Test nation) after losing 2–1 to New Zealand in shambolic fashion.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Hussain was booed on the Oval balcony as the crowd jeered "We've got the worst team in the world" to the tune of "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2000s

England v New Zealand test match at Lord's in 2004

Central contracts were installed – reducing players workloads – and following the arrival of Zimbabwean coach Duncan Fletcher, England thrashed the fallen West Indies 3–1.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> England's results in Asia improved that winter with series wins against both Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Hussain's side had a far harder edge to it, avoiding the anticipated "Greenwash" in the 2001 Ashes series against the all-powerful Australian team.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The nucleus the side was slowly coming together as players such as Hussain himself, Graham Thorpe, Darren Gough and Ashley Giles began to be regularly selected. By 2003 though, having endured another Ashes drubbing as well as another first-round exit from the World Cup, Hussain resigned as captain after one Test against South Africa.

Michael Vaughan took over, with players encouraged to express themselves. England won five consecutive Test series prior to facing Australia in the 2005 Ashes series, taking the team to second place in the ICC Test Championship table. During this period England defeated the West Indies home and away, New Zealand, and Bangladesh at home, and South Africa in South Africa. In June 2005, England played its first ever T20 international match, defeating Australia by 100 runs. Later that year, England defeated Australia 2–1 in a thrilling series to regain the Ashes for the first time in 16 years, having lost them in 1989.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Following the 2005 Ashes win, the team suffered from a spate of serious injuries to key players such as Vaughan, Giles, Andrew Flintoff and Simon Jones. As a result, the team underwent an enforced period of transition. A 2–0 defeat in Pakistan was followed by two drawn away series with India and Sri Lanka.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In the home Test series victory against Pakistan in July and August 2006, several promising new players emerged.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Most notable were the left-arm orthodox spin bowler Monty Panesar, the first Sikh to play Test cricket for England, and left-handed opening batsman Alastair Cook. The 2006–07 Ashes series was keenly anticipated and was expected to provide a level of competition comparable to the 2005 series. In the event, England, captained by Flintoff who was deputising for the injured Vaughan, lost all five Tests to concede the first Ashes whitewash in 86 years.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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. Even so, the unimpressive nature of most of their victories in the tournament, combined with heavy defeats by 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Andrew Flintoff bowling out Peter Siddle's during the 2nd 2009 Ashes Test at Lord's

In 2007–08, England toured Sri Lanka and New Zealand, losing the first series 1–0 and winning the second 2–1. These series were followed up at home in May 2008 with a 2–0 home series win against New Zealand, with the results easing pressure on Moores – who was not at ease with his team, particularly star batsman Kevin Pietersen. Pietersen succeeded Vaughan as captain in June 2008, after England had been well beaten by South Africa at home. The poor relationship between the two came to a head on the 2008–09 tour to India. England lost the series 1–0 and both men resigned their positions, although Pietersen remained a member of the England team. Moores was replaced as coach by Zimbabwean Andy Flower. Against this background, England toured the West Indies under the captaincy of Andrew Strauss and, in a disappointing performance, lost the Test series 1–0.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The 2009 Ashes series featured the first Test match played in Wales, at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> England drew the match thanks to a last-wicket stand by bowlers James Anderson and Panesar.<ref name="T1_D5">Template:Cite news</ref> A victory for each team followed before the series was decided at The Oval. Thanks to fine bowling by Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann and a debut century by Jonathan Trott, England regained the Ashes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2010s

After a drawn Test series in South Africa, England won their first ever ICC event, the 2010 World Twenty20, with a seven-wicket win over Australia in Barbados.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The following winter in the 2010–11 Ashes, they beat Australia 3–1 to retain the urn and record their first series win in Australia for 24 years.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Furthermore, all three of their wins were by an innings – the first time a touring side had ever recorded three innings victories in a single Test series, Alastair Cook earning Man of the Series with 766 runs.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

England players celebrate in the field as Chris Tremlett takes the winning wicket in the 2010–11 Ashes series at the SCG.

England struggled to match their Test form in the 2011 Cricket World Cup.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Despite beating South Africa and tying with eventual winners India, England suffered shock losses to Ireland and Bangladesh before losing in the quarter-finals to Sri Lanka.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> However the team's excellent form in the Test match arena continued and on 13 August 2011, they became the world's top-ranked Test team after comfortably whitewashing India 4–0, their sixth consecutive series victory and eighth in the past nine series.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> However, this status only lasted a year – having lost 3–0 to Pakistan over the winter, England were beaten 2–0 by South Africa, who replaced them at the top of the rankings. It was their first home series loss since 2008, against the same opposition. This loss saw the resignation of Strauss as captain and his retirement from cricket.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Cook, who was already in charge of the ODI side, replaced Strauss and led England to a 2–1 victory in India – their first in the country since 1984–85.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In doing so, he became the first captain to score centuries in his first five Tests as captain and became England's leading century-maker with 23 centuries to his name. After finishing as runners-up in the ICC Champions Trophy, England faced Australia in back-to-back Ashes series. A 3–0 home win secured England the urn for the fourth time in five series.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> However, in the return series, they found themselves utterly demolished in a 5–0 defeat, their second Ashes whitewash in under a decade.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Their misery was compounded by batsman Jonathan Trott leaving the tour early due to a stress-related illness and the mid-series retirement of spinner Graeme Swann. Following the tour, head coach Flower resigned his post while Pietersen was dropped indefinitely from the England team.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Flower was replaced by his predecessor, Moores, but he was sacked for a second time after a string of disappointing results including failing to advance from the group stage at the 2015 World Cup.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The England team celebrate victory over Australia in the 2015 Ashes series.

Moores was replaced by Australian Trevor Bayliss<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> who oversaw an upturn of form in the ODI side, including series victories against New Zealand and Pakistan. In the Test arena, England reclaimed the Ashes 3–2 in the summer of 2015 before regaining the Basil D'Oliveira Trophy in the 2015–16 winter. However, the upturn in fortune of the ODI and T20I sides coincided with steadily declining form of the Test side, especially with the bat, despite the emergence of key players Joe Root and Ben Stokes. After recording their first ever loss to Bangladesh in a Test, a 4–0 loss to India on the same tour resulted in the resignation of Cook as captain in early 2017, being replaced by Root, who was unable to reverse the decline in the fortunes of the team: in his first year as captain, the team suffered another away Ashes drubbing followed by a loss to New Zealand, embarrassingly dismissed for just 58 in the first test, although the team did recover to beat India 4–1 in 2018.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The England team celebrating their 2019 Cricket World Cup success at 10 Downing Street with Theresa May

England entered the 2019 Cricket World Cup as favourites, having been ranked the number one ODI side by the ICC for over a year prior to the tournament.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> However, shock defeats to Pakistan and Sri Lanka during the group stage left them on the brink of elimination and needing to win their final two games against India and New Zealand to guarantee progression to the semi-finals.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> This was achieved, putting their campaign back on track, and an eight-wicket victory over Australia in the semi-final at Edgbaston meant England were in their first World Cup final since 1992.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The final against New Zealand at Lord's has been described as one of the greatest and most dramatic matches in the history of cricket, with some calling it the "greatest ODI in history",<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> as both the match and subsequent Super Over were tied, after England went into the final over of their innings 14 runs behind New Zealand's total. England won by virtue of having scored more boundaries throughout the match, securing their maiden World Cup title in their fourth final appearance.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

That summer's Ashes was the last series with Bayliss as coach and the series was full of moments including the emergence of Rory Burns and Jofra Archer, but it was Stokes's virtuosic effort in the third Test at Headingley which entered cricketing folklore: with only one wicket remaining and 76 more runs still to win, Stokes hit an unbeaten 135 to keep the series alive.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> England eventually drew the series 2–2.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2020s

England players celebrating their victory with the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup trophy

Under new coach Chris Silverwood, England began the new decade well when they beat South Africa 3–1 away from home in early 2020, the first time that the England cricket team had won three Tests on a tour to South Africa since 1913–14.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was immediately felt when England were withdrawn from their tour of Sri Lanka whilst being on the field,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> England were able to fulfil all of their fixture obligations during this time, but the summer of 2021 would be marred by COVID interruptions: England were forced to select a second-choice XI for the ODI series against Pakistan due to a COVID-19 outbreak,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and the deciding test of the 2021 Pataudi Trophy was postponed for 12 months due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the Indian camp.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

After being beaten in the semi finals of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, the 2021–22 Ashes series could not have started worse for England when Rory Burns was bowled by Mitchell Starc on the first ball of the series. Four heavy defeats led to Silverwood's resignation as coach and Ashley Giles's resignation as director of cricket. England then toured the West Indies and dropped several senior players, including Burns and Dawid Malan but also their leading fast bowlers, James Anderson and Stuart Broad.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> That decision backfired when England could not bowl out the West Indies in the first two tests and following a loss in the deciding test, Root resigned as captain after winning just one test in his last 17.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2022 saw a period of transition in both Test and white-ball sides; under a new management structure of Rob Key as director of cricket, England hired Ben Stokes as captain and Brendon McCullum as coach of the Test side and their attacking play became known as Bazball, winning 11 of their first 13 tests, beating New Zealand, India, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ireland. The white-ball side hired Matthew Mott as coach and set the highest total in List A cricket when they scored 498–4 against The Netherlands in June.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Jos Buttler succeeded Eoin Morgan as white-ball captain and won the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, becoming the first team to hold both the 50-over and 20-over trophies concurrently.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The following year saw England draw the 2023 Ashes series and crash out of the 2023 Cricket World Cup in the group stage.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Recent results

Home Away
Test One Day International Twenty20 International Test One Day International Twenty20 International
Last match won 3rd Test v India 2025 3rd ODI v South Africa 2025 2nd T20I v South Africa 2025 2nd Test v New Zealand 2024 2nd ODI v West Indies 2024 2nd T20I v New Zealand 2025
Last match lost 5th Test v India 2025 2nd ODI v South Africa 2025 1st T20I v South Africa 2025 3rd Test v New Zealand 2024 2nd ODI v New Zealand 2025 5th T20I v India 2025
Last series won Sri Lanka 2024 West Indies 2025 West Indies 2025 New Zealand 2024–25 Bangladesh 2022–23 New Zealand 2025–26
Last series lost New Zealand 2021 South Africa 2025 South Africa 2022 Pakistan 2024–25 New Zealand 2025–26 India 2024–25
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Forthcoming fixtures

As set out by the ICC's Future Tours Programme, below is England's international fixture list until the Spring of 2026.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Winter 2025–26<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Summer 2026

Governing body

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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the governing body of English and Welsh cricket and the England cricket team. The Board has been operating since 1 January 1997 and represents England on 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 million.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Prior to 1997, the Test and County Cricket Board (TCCB) was the governing body for the English team. Apart from in Test matches, when touring abroad, the England team officially played as MCC up to and including the 1976–77 tour of Australia, reflecting the time when MCC had been responsible for selecting the touring party. The last time the England touring team wore the bacon-and-egg colours of the MCC was on the 1996–97 tour of New Zealand.

Status of Wales

Template:See also Historically, the England team represented the whole of Great Britain in international cricket, with Scottish or Welsh national teams playing sporadically and players from both countries occasionally representing England. Scotland became an independent member of the ICC in 1994, having severed links with the TCCB two years earlier.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Lewis-2022">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Ruscoe-2004" />

Criticism has been made of the England and Wales Cricket Board using only the England name while utilising Welsh players<ref name="Ruscoe-2004">Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref><ref name="Lewis-2022" /> such as Simon and Geraint Jones. With Welsh players pursuing international careers exclusively with an England team, there have been a number of calls for Wales to become an independent member of the ICC, or for the ECB to provide more fixtures for a Welsh national team.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> However, both Cricket Wales and Glamorgan County Cricket Club have continually supported the ECB, with Glamorgan arguing for the financial benefits of the Welsh county within the English and Welsh structure, and Cricket Wales stating they are "committed to continuing to play a major role within the ECB"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The absence of a Welsh cricket team has seen a number of debates within the Welsh Senedd. In 2013 a debate saw both Conservative and Labour members lend their support to the establishment of an independent Welsh team.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2015, a report produced by the Welsh National Assembly's petitions committee, reflected the passionate debate around the issue. Bethan Jenkins, Plaid Cymru's spokesperson on heritage, culture, sport and broadcasting, and a member of the petitions committee, argued that Wales should have its own international team and withdraw from the ECB. Jenkins noted that Ireland (with a population of 6.4 million) was an ICC member with 6,000 club players whereas Wales (with 3 million) had 7,500. Jenkins said: "Cricket Wales and Glamorgan CCC say the idea of a Welsh national cricket team is 'an emotive subject', of course having a national team is emotive, you only have to look at the stands during any national game to see that. To suggest this as anything other than natural is a bit of a misleading argument."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2017, the First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones called for the reintroduction of the Welsh one-day team stating: "[It] is odd that we see Ireland and Scotland playing in international tournaments and not Wales."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

International grounds

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Listed chronologically in order of first match and include neutral fixtures such as World Cup and Champions Trophy games

Venue City County team Capacity Years used Test ODI T20I
Current venues
The Oval London Surrey 26,000 1880– 102 74 16
Old Trafford Manchester Lancashire 26,000 1884– 82 55 10
Lord's London Middlesex 28,000 1884– 140 67 10
Trent Bridge Nottingham Nottinghamshire 17,500 1899– 63 49 12
Headingley Leeds Yorkshire 17,500 1899– 78 45 1
Edgbaston Birmingham Warwickshire 25,000 1902– 53 64 5
Riverside Ground Chester-le-Street Durham 19,000 1999– 6 20 3
Sophia Gardens Cardiff Glamorgan 15,500 1999– 3 29 8
Rose Bowl Southampton Hampshire 25,000 2003– 7 31 9
County Ground Taunton Somerset 12,500 1983– – 6 1
County Ground Bristol Gloucestershire 17,500 1983– – 19 3
Former venues
Bramall Lane Sheffield Yorkshire 32,000 1902 1 – —
St. Helen's Swansea Glamorgan 4,500 1973–1983 – 2 —
North Marine Road Ground Scarborough Yorkshire 11,500 1976–1978 – 2 —
Grace Road Leicester Leicestershire 12,000 1983–1999 – 3 —
New Road Worcester Worcestershire 5,500 1983–1999 – 3 —
County Ground Southampton Hampshire 7,000 1983–1999 – 3 —
County Ground Derby Derbyshire 9,500 1983–1999 – 2 —
Nevill Ground Tunbridge Wells Kent 6,000 1983 – 1 —
County Ground Chelmsford Essex 6,500 1983–1999 – 3 —
St Lawrence Ground Canterbury Kent 15,000 1999–2005 – 4 —
County Ground Northampton Northamptonshire 6,500 1999 – 2 —
As of 18 July 2021<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Current squad

This lists all the active players who are contracted to or have played for England in the past year (since 8 November 2024) and the forms in which they have played, and any players (in italics) outside this criterion who have been selected in the team's most recent Test, ODI or T20I squad.

The ECB offers a number of contracts in October each year to England players which covers both red-ball and white-ball players, considers the likelihood of players featuring in England teams across formats over the next period while recognising performances in the preceding year.<ref name="23cc">Template:Cite web</ref> Multi-year contracts have been awarded since 2023.

In addition, Chris Woakes has appeared in Tests during this period but has since retired from international cricket, and Jamie Overton has appeared in Tests but is taking an indefinite break from red-ball cricket.

Key

  • S/N = Shirt number
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Name Age Batting style Bowling style Domestic team Con Forms S/N Captaincy Last Test Last ODI Last T20I
Batters
Tom Banton Template:Age Right-handed – Somerset – ODI, T20I 98 – Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Harry Brook Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm medium Yorkshire C Test, ODI, T20I 88 ODI, T20I (C), Test (VC) Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Jordan Cox Template:Age Right-handed – Essex – T20I 93 – Template:Cricon 2024 Template:Cricon 2025
Zak Crawley Template:Age Right-handed – Kent C Test, T20I 6 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2023 –
Ben Duckett Template:Age Left-handed – Nottinghamshire C Test, ODI, T20I 17 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Joe Root Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm off break Yorkshire C Test, ODI 66 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2019
All-rounders
Rehan Ahmed Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm leg spin Leicestershire C ODI, T20I 53 Template:Cricon 2024 Template:Cricon 2023 Template:Cricon 2025
Jacob Bethell Template:Age Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Warwickshire C Test, ODI, T20I 82 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Brydon Carse Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Durham C Test, ODI, T20I 92 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Sam Curran Template:Age Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast Surrey C ODI, T20I 58 Template:Cricon 2021 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Liam Dawson Template:Age Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Hampshire C Test, ODI, T20I 83 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2022 Template:Cricon 2025
Will Jacks Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm off break Surrey C Test, ODI, T20I 85 Template:Cricon 2022 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Tom Lawes Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Surrey D 94 – – –
Liam Livingstone Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm off break/leg spin Lancashire – ODI, T20I 23 Template:Cricon 2022 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Jamie Overton Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm fast Surrey C ODI, T20I 75 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Ben Stokes Template:Age Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium Durham C Test 55 Test (C) Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2023 Template:Cricon 2022
Wicket-keeper-batters
Jos Buttler Template:Age Right-handed – Lancashire C ODI, T20I 63 Template:Cricon 2022 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Ollie Pope Template:Age Right-handed – Surrey C Test 80 Template:Cricon 2025 – –
Phil Salt Template:Age Right-handed – Lancashire C ODI, T20I 61 – Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Jamie Smith Template:Age Right-handed – Surrey C Test, ODI, T20I 39 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Pace bowlers
Jofra Archer Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm fast Sussex C Test, ODI, T20I 22 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Gus Atkinson Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Surrey C Test, ODI, T20I 37 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Sonny Baker Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm fast Hampshire C ODI, T20I 60 – Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Sam Cook Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Essex – Test 86 Template:Cricon 2025 – –
Josh Hull Template:Age Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium Leicestershire D 47 Template:Cricon 2024 – –
Eddie Jack Template:Age Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast Hampshire D 28 – – –
Saqib Mahmood Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Lancashire C ODI, T20I 25 Template:Cricon 2022 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Matthew Potts Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Durham C Test, ODI, T20I 35 Template:Cricon 2024 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Mitchell Stanley Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm fast Lancashire D 73 – – –
Josh Tongue Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Nottinghamshire C Test 56 Template:Cricon 2025 – –
Luke Wood Template:Age Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast Lancashire C ODI, T20I 57 – Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Mark Wood Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm fast Durham C ODI, T20I 33 Template:Cricon 2024 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025
Spin bowlers
Shoaib Bashir Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm off break Somerset C Test 67 Template:Cricon 2025 – –
Adil Rashid Template:Age Right-handed Right-arm leg spin Yorkshire C ODI, T20I 95 Template:Cricon 2019 Template:Cricon 2025 Template:Cricon 2025

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Brendon McCullum<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Assistant coach Paul Collingwood<ref name="BBC interim">Template:Cite web</ref>
Batting coach Marcus Trescothick
Spin bowling coach Jeetan Patel
Fast-bowling coach Neil Killeen<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Team colours

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1994–1996 Tetley Bitter
1996–1998 ASICS
1998–2000 Vodafone
2000–2008 Admiral
2008–2010 Adidas
2010–2014 Brit Insurance
2014–2017 Waitrose
2017–2021 New Balance NatWest
2021–2022 Cinch
2022–2025 Castore<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2025–present Toyota

When playing Test cricket, England's cricket whites feature the three lions badge on the left of the shirt and the name of the sponsor Toyota on the centre. English and Welsh fielders may wear a navy blue cap or white sun hat with the ECB logo in the middle. Helmets are also coloured navy blue. Before 1997 the uniform sported the TCCB lion and stumps logo on the uniforms, while the helmets, jumpers and hats had the three lions emblem.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Before 1996, the caps used in test touring squads featured a crest depicting St. George and a dragon.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In April 2017, the ECB brought back the traditional cable-knit sweater for test matches.<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref>

In One Day Internationals the kit is a blue shirt with navy trousers, whilst the Twenty20 kit is a flame-red shirt and navy trousers. Over the years, England's ODI kit has cycled between various shades of blue (such as a pale blue used until the mid-1990s, when it was replaced in favour of a bright blue)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> with the occasional all-red kit.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In limited overs cricket, England's shirts feature the Toyota logo across the centre, except in ICC limited-overs tournaments when a modified kit design is used with 'ENGLAND' printed across the front and the sponsor's logo on the sleeve.

Fan following

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The Barmy Army chanting at the Sydney Cricket Ground

The Barmy Army is a travel agency that provides tickets and arranges touring parties for some of its members to follow the English cricket team in the UK and overseas. The Barmy Army was at first an informal group but was later turned into a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The name is also applied to followers of the team who join in with match day activities in the crowd, but do not necessarily travel as part of an organised tour. Collins dictionary defines the word barmy as "slightly crazy or very foolish".

The group, then less organised, was given its name by the Australian media during the 1994–95 Test series in Australia, reportedly for the fans' hopeless audacity in travelling all the way to Australia in the near-certain knowledge that their team would lose, and the fact that they kept on chanting encouragement to the England team even when England were losing quite badly.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It was co-founded by Paul Burnham.<ref name=tm>Template:Cite web</ref>

Tournament history

Key
Champions
Runners-up
Third place
Fourth place

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World Test Championship

ICC World Test Championship record
Year League stage Final host Final Final position
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2019–21<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 4/9 21 11 7 3 0 0 720 442 61.4 Rose Bowl, England DNQ League Stage
2021–23<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 4/9 22 10 8 4 0 12 264 124 47 The Oval, England DNQ League Stage
2023–25<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 5/9 22 11 10 1 0 22 264 114 43.2 Lord's, England DNQ League Stage
2025–27<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 6/9 5 2 2 1 0 2 60 26 43.33 Lord's, England TBD In progress

Cricket World Cup

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World Cup record
Year Round Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Win %
Template:Flagicon 1975 Semi-final 3/8 4 3 1 0 0 75.00
Template:Flagicon 1979 Runners-up 2/8 5 4 1 0 0 80.00
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 1983 Semi-final 3/8 7 5 2 0 0 71.43
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 1987 Runners-up 2/8 8 5 3 0 0 62.50
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 1992 2/9 10 6 3 0 1 66.67
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 1996 Quarter-final 8/12 6 2 4 0 0 33.33
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 1999 Group Stage 5 3 2 0 0 60.00
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2003 Group Stage 8/14 6 3 3 0 0 50.00
Template:Flagicon 2007 Super 8 5/16 9 5 4 0 0 55.55
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2011 Quarter-final 7/14 7 3 3 1 0 50.00
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2015 Group Stage 10/14 6 2 4 0 0 33.33
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2019 Champions 1/10 11 8 3 0 0 68.18
Template:Flagicon 2023 Group Stage 7/10 9 3 6 0 0 33.33
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2027 TBD
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Total 1 title 13/13 93 52 39 1 1 56.45
*The win percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win.

T20 World Cup

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T20 World Cup record
Year Round Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Win %
Template:Flagicon 2007 Super 8 7/12 5 1 4 0 0 20.00
Template:Flagicon 2009 6/12 5 2 3 0 0 40.00
Template:Flagicon 2010 Champions 1/12 7 5 1 0 1 83.33
Template:Flagicon 2012 Super 8 6/12 5 2 3 0 0 40.00
Template:Flagicon 2014 Super 10 7/16 4 1 3 0 0 25.00
Template:Flagicon 2016 Runners-up 2/16 6 4 2 0 0 66.67
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2021 Semi-final 4/16 6 4 2 0 0 66.67
Template:Flagicon 2022 Champions 1/16 7 5 1 0 1 83.33
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2024 Semi-final 4/20 8 4 3 0 1 57.14
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2026 Qualified
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Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2030 Qualified as co-hosts
Total 2 titles 9/9 56 30 23 0 3 53.57
*The win percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win.

Champions Trophy

Champions Trophy record
Year Round Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Win %
Template:Flagicon 1998 Quarter-final 5/9 1 0 1 0 0 0.00
Template:Flagicon 2000 7/11 1 0 1 0 0 0.00
Template:Flagicon 2002 Pool stage 6/12 2 1 1 0 0 50.00
Template:Flagicon 2004 Runners-up 2/12 4 3 1 0 0 75.00
Template:Flagicon 2006 Pool stage 7/10 3 1 2 0 0 33.33
Template:Flagicon 2009 Semi-final 4/8 4 2 2 0 0 50.00
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2013 Runners-up 2/8 5 3 2 0 0 60.00
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2017 Semi-final 3/8 4 3 1 0 0 75.00
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2025 Pool Stage 8/8 3 0 3 0 0 0.00
Template:Flagicon 2029 TBD
Total 0 titles 9/9 27 13 14 0 0 48.15
*The win percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win.

Other tournaments

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Win %
Template:Flagicon 1900 Champions 1/2 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
Total 1 title 1/1 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
*The Summer Olympics Gold medal was won by the Devon and Somerset Wanderers representing Great Britain.
*The win percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win.

Honours

ICC

Titles

Awards

Records

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Test matches

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Test record versus other nations

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Test team records

Test individual records

Test batting records

Joe Root, England's all-time leading run scorer in both Tests and ODIs

Test bowling records

James Anderson, England's all-time leading wicket taker in both Tests and ODIs

Test fielding records

One Day Internationals

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ODI record versus other nations

{{#section-h:List of England One Day International cricket records|Team wins, losses, draws and ties}}

ODI team records

ODI individual records

ODI batting records

Eoin Morgan, England's most-capped player in ODIs

ODI bowling records

ODI fielding records

T20 Internationals

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Figures include games up to 20 October 2025.

T20I record versus other nations

{{#section-h:List of England Twenty20 International cricket records|Team results by opposition}}

T20I team records

T20I individual records

T20I batting records

Jos Buttler, England's all-time leading run scorer in T20Is

T20I bowling records

T20I fielding records

Most England appearances

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These lists show the five players (or those tied for fifth) with the most appearances for England in each form of the game. The lists are correct up to match starting on 20 October 2025.

  • † = players who are available for selection and have represented England in the format during the past 12 months.
Most Test caps<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
188 James Anderson
167 Stuart Broad
161 Alastair Cook
158 Joe Root †
133 Alec Stewart
Most ODI caps<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
225 Eoin Morgan
197 Paul Collingwood
194 James Anderson
193 Jos Buttler †
183 Joe Root †
Most T20I caps<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
143 Jos Buttler †
133 Adil Rashid †
115 Eoin Morgan
95 Chris Jordan
92 Moeen Ali

England Men's Cricketer of the Year

At the start of each season the ECB presents the England Men's Cricketer of the Year award to "recognise outstanding performances in all formats of international cricket over the past year",<ref name="ecb2014award">Template:Cite web</ref> voted on by members of the cricket media.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The previous winners of this award are:

Eligibility of players

The England cricket team represents England and Wales. However, under ICC regulations,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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. ECB regulations<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> state that to play for England, a player must be a British citizen, and have either been born in England or Wales, or have lived in England or Wales for three years. This has led to players who also held other nationalities becoming eligible to play for England. The qualification period for those born outside England and Wales has varied in the past, but in November 2018 the ECB announced that the period would be reduced to three years in all circumstances, in line with ICC regulations.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Of the current squad (see above), Brydon Carse was born in South Africa so had to fulfil residency requirements.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In addition, Chris Jordan and Ben Stokes have British citizenship, having lived in England since their youth. Jofra Archer, though born in Barbados to a Barbadian mother, qualifies through his English father.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Jacob Bethell was also born in Barbados and moved to England as a teenager to attend Rugby School.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

ICC regulations also allow cricketers who represent associate (i.e. non-Test-playing) nations to switch to a Test-playing nation, provided nationality requirements are fulfilled. In recent years, this has seen Irish internationals Ed Joyce, Boyd Rankin and Eoin Morgan switch to represent England (before Ireland were promoted to full member status in 2018), whilst Gavin Hamilton previously played for Scotland – though Joyce, Rankin and Hamilton were later able to re-qualify for and represent the countries of their birth.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web Retrieved on 9 April 2009.</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref>

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