England National Cricket Team

England National Cricket Team Details

Team England
Nickname The Lions
Governing body England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)
Captain Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler
Coach Brendon McCullum, Matthew Mott
First Test v.  Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne; 15–19 March 1877
First ODI v. Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne; 5 January 1971
First T20I v. Australia at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton; 13 June 2005

The England National Cricket Team represents England in men’s international cricket. The England Cricket team is administered by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). England is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and plays all the three formats.

England National Cricket Team History:

  • The first recorded incidence of a team with a claim to represent England comes from 9 July 1739 when an “All-England” team consisting of players from any part of England exclusive of Kent, played against “the Unconquerable County” of Kent.
  • England played the first-ever Test match in cricket in 1877 against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The England cricket team lost the game by 45 runs.
  • The fierce Ashes series against Australia began in the 1880s after a loss at home. 
  • England featured in the first-ever ODI in 1971 when they locked horns against Australia. In 2005, they played their first-ever T20I against Australia.

England National Cricket Team ICC World Cup record:

England have played in all the editions of the World Cup so far. They also hosted the first three editions of the competition and did it again in 1999 and 2019. In the first five editions of the World Cup, they finished runners-up on three occasions. They finally won their first ODI World Cup in 2019 under the captaincy of Eoin Morgan.

Year Round Position GP W L T NR
1975 Semi-final 3/8 4 3 1 0 0
1979 Runners-up 2/8 5 4 1 0 0
1983 Semi-final 3/8 7 5 2 0 0
1987 Runners-up 2/8 8 5 3 0 0
1992 Runners-up 2/9 10 6 3 0 1
1996 Quarter-final 8/12 6 2 4 0 0
1999 Pool stage 8/12 5 3 2 0 0
2003 Pool stage 9/14 6 3 3 0 0
2007 Super 8 5/16 9 5 4 0 0
2011 Quarter-final 7/14 7 3 3 1 0
2015 Pool stage 10/14 6 2 4 0 0
2019 Champions 1/10 11 8 3 0 0
2023 Pool Stage 7/10 9 3 6 0 0

England National Cricket Team ICC T20 World Cup record:

England has also played in all the editions of the ICC T20 World Cup so far. After failing to make it to the knockout stages in the first two editions, they won the title in 2010. It was their first-ever ICC trophy. In 2016, they lost the final against West Indies before winning the title in 2022. Apart from the West Indies, the England cricket team is the only team to win the T20 World Cup more than once.

Year Round Position GP W L T NR
2007 Super 8 7/12 5 1 4 0 0
2009 Super 8 6/12 5 2 3 0 0
2010 Champions 1/12 7 5 1 0 1
2012 Super 8 6/12 5 2 3 0 0
2014 Super 10 7/16 4 1 3 0 0
2016 Runners-up 2/16 6 4 2 0 0
2021 Semi-final 4/16 6 4 2 0 0
2022 Champions 1/16 7 5 1 0 1

England National Cricket Team ICC Champions Trophy record:

England have played in all the editions of the ICC Champions Trophy so far but are yet to win it. Their best performances in the competition came in 2004 and 2013 when they made it to the final.

Year Round Position GP W L T NR
1998 Quarter-final 5/9 1 0 1 0 0
2000 Quarter-final 7/11 1 0 1 0 0
2002 Pool stage 6/12 2 1 1 0 0
2004 Runners-up 2/12 4 3 1 0 0
2006 Pool stage 7/10 3 1 2 0 0
2009 Semi-final 4/8 4 2 2 0 0
2013 Runners-up 2/8 5 3 2 0 0
2017 Semi-final 3/8 4 3 1 0 0

England Team Today/Current England cricket team:

Here is the list of prominent players who are part of the current England cricket team: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson, Tymal Mills, Reece Topley, Chris Woakes, Ben Duckett, John Turner, Rehan Ahmed, James Anderson, Ben Stokes, Zak Crawley, Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan

England National Cricket Team FAQs

Who is the captain of England cricket team?

Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler are the captains of the England cricket team. While Stokes is the captain of the Test side, Buttler leads the white-ball teams.

Who was the England captain in 1992 World Cup?

Graham Gooch was the captain of England in the 1992 World Cup when they made it to the final before losing against Pakistan.

Who was the England captain in 2010 T20 World Cup?

Paul Collingwood was the England captain in 2010 T20 World Cup, leading the team to its first-ever title.

Who is the coach of England?

Brendon McCullum is the coach of England's Test team while Matthew Mott is the coach of the ODI and the T20I teams.