England Cricket Team

Captain: Alastair Cook

Coach: Trevor Bayliss

England Biography

Cricket was introduced to the world by England way back in the 18th century; WG Grace can almost certainly be considered the man responsible for shaping cricket the way we know it is today. The history of the England team though, can be traced back to 1877 when they took on Australia. It was the first ever Test match played in the history of the game.

By 1882-83, when England played Australia, the contest came to be known as the Ashes. Since then, both teams have fought tooth and nail to regain the Ashes Urn. In 1932-33, the showdown between both teams reached epic proportions when Douglas Jardine, in an attempt to stop Don Bradman from scoring mountains of runs, had decided to develop the fast leg theory which in turn came to be known as Bodyline.

In 1952, when England crushed India 3-0 at home, Len Hutton had the honour of becoming the first professional captain to lead them. David Sheppard had captained the first two Tests in his absence.

England were one of the top teams in Test cricket even till 1980s, but they reached their nadir in the 1990s. It took Nasser Hussain's battle-hardened captaincy, followed by Michael Vaughan's tranquil presence and collected approach to resurrect the fortunes of English cricket.

England also was the first team to play an One-Day International. In ODIs, they have been known as perennial bridesmaids, having reached the final of World Cup thrice in four editions, but losing on all three. In 2010 Kevin Pietersen inspired England to win the ICC World T20 their maiden ICC title.

England Biography

England players

James Anderson

36 years old

Left-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Ben Stokes

27 years old

Left-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Alastair Cook

33 years old

Left-hand bat

Off-break

Eoin Morgan

32 years old

Left-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Joe Root

27 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Moeen Ali

31 years old

Left-hand bat

Off-break

Jos Buttler

28 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Jonathan Bairstow

29 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Stuart Broad

32 years old

Left-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Gary Ballance

28 years old

Left-hand bat

Leg-break

Adil Rashid

30 years old

Right-hand bat

Leg-break

Jason Roy

28 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Liam Plunkett

33 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Mark Wood

28 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast

Ian Bell

36 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Chris Woakes

29 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Alex Hales

29 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Chris Jordan

30 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Ben Duckett

24 years old

Left-hand bat

Off-break

Steven Finn

29 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast

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Upcoming Matches : England Cricket Team

One-off T20I: Sri Lanka vs England at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo - Sat, Oct 27, 2018

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1st Test: Sri Lanka vs England at Galle International Stadium, Galle - Tue, Nov 6, 2018

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2nd Test: Sri Lanka vs England at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy - Wed, Nov 14, 2018

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recent results : England Cricket Team

Live Cricket Score, 5th ODI: Sri Lanka vs England at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo - Tue, Oct 23, 2018

Sri Lanka beat England by 219 runs (D/L method)

Scorecard | Commentary

Live Cricket Score, 4th ODI: Sri Lanka vs England at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy - Sat, Oct 20, 2018

England beat Sri Lanka by 18 runs (D/L method)

Scorecard | Commentary

Live Cricket Score, 3rd ODI: Sri Lanka vs England at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy - Wed, Oct 17, 2018

England beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets

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latest news : England Cricket Team

Rangana Herath’s retirement a ‘massive bonus’ for England: Nasser Hussain
CricketCountry StaffOctober 22, 2018 4:22 PM IST
Herath, Test cricket’s tenth most successful bowler with 430 wickets from 92 appearances, will retire after the first Test in Galle.
Sri Lanka vs England: Injured Jonny Bairstow out of fifth ODI, one-off T20I
CricketCountry StaffOctober 22, 2018 12:09 PM IST
The first Test between Sri Lanka and England is in Galle from November 6 and England will hope the Bairstow recovers in time.
Sri Lanka vs England, 5th ODI: Unchallenged England aim for clean sweep
CricketCountry StaffOctober 22, 2018 9:54 AM IST
The final ODI is Sri Lanka's last chance to save face before the T20Is begin.
Sri Lanka vs England, 4th ODI: Eoin Morgan’s side eye ninth successive series win
CricketCountry StaffOctober 19, 2018 11:10 AM IST
More wet weather is in store at Pallekele, which makes using whatever playing time is possible all the more critical.
Back for England at 32, Joe Denly out to make second chance count
CricketCountry StaffOctober 18, 2018 4:28 PM IST
Denly played the last of his nine ODIs in October 2009 and his previous appearance in an England jersey was a T20I in February 2010.

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Latest Features : England Cricket Team

Growing old with Alastair Cook
Abhishek MukherjeeSeptember 11, 2018 9:09 AM IST
Cook's career is not the kind you aspire from the confines of cosiness. It is the sort that catapults you towards maturity they have always
How well do you know The Oval?
Abhishek MukherjeeSeptember 5, 2018 4:19 PM IST
Before India and England clash for the fifth Test at The Oval, test your knowledge of the ground.
Quiz: How well do you know Alastair Cook?
Abhishek MukherjeeSeptember 4, 2018 12:08 PM IST
Cook holds numerous records for England, and is 146 short of Sangakkara's record for most Test runs for a left-hander.
Alastair Cook: The analog man in a digital world
Jamie AlterSeptember 4, 2018 8:03 AM IST
In the modern era of batting, Cook proved that there is room for the dour, stonewalling efforts required to save Test matches

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records

Highest Individual Score

Len Hutton - 364 runs

Best Bowling

Jim Laker - 10/53

Most Prolific Batsman

Alastair Cook - Total 12012 runs

Most Prolific Bowler

James Anderson - Total 526 wickets

Highest Individual Score

Jason Roy - 180 runs

Best Bowling

Paul Collingwood - 6/31

Most Prolific Batsman

Ian Bell - Total 5416 runs

Most Prolific Bowler

James Anderson - Total 269 wickets

Highest Individual Score

Alex Hales - 116 runs

Best Bowling

Ravi Bopara - 4/10

Most Prolific Batsman

Eoin Morgan - Total 1678 runs

Most Prolific Bowler

Stuart Broad - Total 65 wickets

PHOTOS AND VIDEOS : England Cricket Team

Analysis: India squad for Eng Tests
CricketCountry StaffJuly 19, 2018 2:39 PM IST
India's 18-member squad includes three spinners — Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, and Kuldeep Yadav.
Watch Rahul provide a tour of India's dressing room in ENG
CricketCountry StaffJuly 1, 2018 9:15 PM IST
India will miss the service of Jasprit Bumrah in the T20Is while Washington Sundar is ruled out of the limited over series.
Watch Hardik, Dhawan slay their dancing moves
CricketCountry StaffJuly 1, 2018 8:16 PM IST
India won the series comfortably beating Ireland by 76 and 143 runs in first and second T20I respectively.
Day in Pictures: India vs England, 2nd Test, Lord’s, Day 4
CricketCountry StaffAugust 12, 2018 5:49 PM IST
Photo collage of day 4 so far..
In Pictures: England vs India, 3rd ODI
CricketCountry StaffJuly 18, 2018 12:41 AM IST
Brief Scores:England 260/2 (Joe Root 100*, Eoin Morgan 88*; Shardul Thakur 1/51) beat India 256/8 (Virat Kohli 71, Shikhar Dhawan 44; Adil Rashid 3/49) by
In pictures: England vs India, 1st ODI
CricketCountry StaffJuly 13, 2018 1:56 AM IST
England 268 all out in 49.5 overs [Jos Buttler 53(51), Ben Stokes 50(103); Kuldeep Yadav 10-0-25-6] lost to India 269 for 2 in 40.1 overs

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India vs West Indies - 2nd ODI

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Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe - 2nd ODI

Bangladesh
Pakistan vs Australia - 1st T20I

Pakistan

Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe - 3rd ODI

26 Oct, 2018 14:00 IST | 08:30 GMT

Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Pakistan vs Australia - 2nd T20I

26 Oct, 2018 21:30 IST | 16:00 GMT

Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
India vs West Indies - 3rd ODI

27 Oct, 2018 13:30 IST | 08:00 GMT

Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Sri Lanka vs England - One-off T20I

27 Oct, 2018 19:00 IST | 13:30 GMT

R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Pakistan vs Australia - 3rd T20I

28 Oct, 2018 21:30 IST | 16:00 GMT

Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Sri Lanka vs England - 5th ODI

Sri Lanka beat England by 219 runs (D/L method)
United Arab Emirates vs Australia - One-off T20I

Australia beat United Arab Emirates by 7 wickets
Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe - 1st ODI

Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 28 runs
India vs West Indies - 1st ODI

India beat West Indies by 8 wickets
Sri Lanka vs England - 4th ODI

England beat Sri Lanka by 18 runs (D/L method)

UPCOMING MATCHES

SL vs ENG

England in Sri Lanka, 2018, One-off T20I

Sat, Oct 27, 2018 (19:00 IST) at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

SL vs ENG

England in Sri Lanka, 2018, 1st Test

Tue, Nov 6, 2018 (10:00 IST) at Galle International Stadium, Galle

SL vs ENG

England in Sri Lanka, 2018, 2nd Test

Wed, Nov 14, 2018 (10:00 IST) at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

RECENT RESULTS

SL vs ENG

England in Sri Lanka, 2018, 5th ODI

Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Sri Lanka beat England by 219 runs (D/L method)

SL vs ENG

England in Sri Lanka, 2018, 4th ODI

Sat, Oct 20, 2018 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

England beat Sri Lanka by 18 runs (D/L method)

SL vs ENG

England in Sri Lanka, 2018, 3rd ODI

Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

England beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets