England National Cricket Team: Team Profile
England, the nation who introduced the beautiful game of cricket to the world. With such a long history, England is known for their iconic victories and venues.
England has one of the craziest fan following in the world. The iconic stadiums have been witness to some of the best games in cricket history.
Profile
- Team: England Cricket Team
- Also Known As: The Poms
- Current Captain: Ben Stokes (Tests), Jos Buttler (ODI & T20I)
- Current Head Coach: Brendon McCullum (Tests), Matthew Mott (ODI & T20I)
- Current Test Assistant Coach: Paul Collingwood & Marcus Trescothick
- Test Spin Bowling Coach: Jeetan Patel
- Limited Overs Assistant Coach: Richard Dawson & Carl Hopkinson
- Limited Overs Coaching Consultant: David Saker
- Elite Pace-Bowling Coach: Neil Killeen
Players Under Contract
- England Annual Central Contracts: Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jofra Archer, Jonathan Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Ben Foakes, Jack Leach, Liam Livingstone, Ollie Pope, Adil Rashid, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
- England Increment Contracts: Harry Brook, Dawid Malan, Matthew Potts, Jason Roy, Reece Topley, David Willey.
- England Pace Bowling Development Contracts: Brydon Carse, Matthew Fisher, Saqib Mahmood, Craig Overton, Jamie Overton, Olly Stone.
Current Rankings
England currently stands 3rd in ICC Test rankings, 4th in ICC ODI rankings and 2nd in ICC T20I rankings.
Governing Body
England’s cricket activities are managed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
The board has been representing England at ICC since 1997. It replaced the Test and County Cricket Board (TCCB).
Current members of ECB are:
- Chair: Richard Thompson
- Cricket Non-Executive Director: Pete Ackerly
- Senior Independent Non-Executive Director: Katie Bickerstaffe
- Cricket Non-Executive Director: Alan Dickinson
- Chief Executive Officer: Richard Gould
- Independent Non-Executive Director: Sir Ron Kalifa
- Independent Non-Executive Director: Baroness Zahida Manzoor CBE.
- Cricket Non-Executive Director: Jennifer Owen Adams
- Cricket Non-Executive Director: Ebony Rainford-Brent MBE
- Chief Financial Officer: Scott Smith
- Cricket Non-Executive Director: Gareth Williams.
England Cricket Team Early Days and First Match
- The first recorded match in England was reportedly played between a team that consisted of 11 players from different parts of England (excluding Kent) against a side of Kent based players.
- Surprisingly, England’s first overseas tour was to North America in 1859. Due to the American Civil War, they shifted tours to Melbourne in 1861.
- In the first ever Test, Australia defeated England with Charles Bannerman scoring a ton of runs.
- In 1882, England’s loss on home soil led to the beginning of “The Ashes”.
- England’s tours to other nations continued at the beginning of the 20th century. Notably, many countries played their maiden Test against England.
- England played their maiden ODI against Australia in 1971 at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
England Cricket Team Stats
| Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | |
| Test | 1060 | 388 | 318 | 354 |
| ODI | 780 | 393 | 349 | 38 (30 no results and 8 ties) |
| T20I | 173 | 92 | 75 | 6 (no result) |
England Cricket Team Achievements
- Runners-up at World Cup 1979
- Runners-up at World Cup 1987
- Runners-up at World Cup 1992
- Runners-up at Champions Trophy 2004
- Winners of ICC World Cup 2010
- Runners-up at Champions Trophy 2013
- Runners-up at T20 World Cup 2016
- Winners of World Cup 2019
- Winners of T20 World Cup 2022
Statements Given By Cricketers on England Cricket Team
- “No ‘braver’ teams in Tests than England.” ~ Ben Stokes
- “England are the best white ball team in the world. They have an incredible group of players, thoroughly deserve to now hold both white ball World Cups. In Ben Stokes, they have a player who just knows how to win the big moments. Great teams need great individuals, England have plenty.” ~ Michael Vaughan
Some Unknown Facts About England Cricket Team
- England’s first Test captain was James Lillywhite.
- England’s first ODI captain was Ray Illingworth.
- England’s first T20I captain was Michael Vaughan.
- W.G. Grace scored England’s first Test century.
- Dennis Amiss scored England’s first ODI century.
- Alex Hales scored England’s first T20I century.
- England hold the record of highest ODI total ever. 498 runs were scored with three individual centuries in it.
Some FAQs about England Cricket Team
Q. Who is England’s best ODI captain?
Ans: Eoin Morgan is considered as the best ODI captain with 77 Wins in 126 matches.
Q. Who is England’s best batsman ever?
Ans: Sir Alastair Cook is considered the greatest English batsman.
Q. How many Cricket World Cups has England won?
Ans: In 2019, England won their maiden World Cup.
Q. How many Champions Trophy has England won?
Ans: England is yet to win one Champions Trophy.
Q. How much do English cricketers earn?
Ans: On an annual basis, English cricketers are paid around 900,000 Pounds.
Q. How many “Ashes” series has England won?
Ans: England has won 32 “Ashes” series.
Q. Who is England’s best bowler in Tests?
Ans: James Anderson is England’s best bowler in Tests as he currently stands as their leading wicket taker.
