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

34 years old

Left-hand bat

Off-break

Eoin Morgan

32 years old

Left-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Joe Root

28 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

29 years old

Left-hand bat

Leg-break

Adil Rashid

31 years old

Right-hand bat

Leg-break

Jason Roy

28 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Liam Plunkett

34 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Mark Wood

29 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast

Ian Bell

37 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Chris Woakes

30 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Alex Hales

30 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

30 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast

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Upcoming Matches : England Cricket Team

Match 3: England vs Australia at The Rose Bowl, Southampton - Sat, May 25, 2019

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Match 8: England vs Afghanistan at The Oval, London - Mon, May 27, 2019

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Match 1: England vs South Africa at The Oval, London - Thu, May 30, 2019

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recent results : England Cricket Team

Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: West Indies vs England at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts - Mon, Mar 11, 2019

England beat West Indies by 8 wickets

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Live Cricket Score, 2nd T20I: West Indies vs England at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts - Sat, Mar 9, 2019

England beat West Indies by 137 runs

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Live Cricket Score, 1st T20I: West Indies vs England at Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, St Lucia - Wed, Mar 6, 2019

England beat West Indies by 4 wickets

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latest news : England Cricket Team

‘Absolutely loved it!’ Jonny Bairstow bids adieu to IPL 2019
CricketCountry StaffApril 23, 2019 10:08 PM IST
Bairstow will be leaving Indian shores with a job well done – 445 runs from 10 matches at a staggering average of 55.62.
Chaminda Vaas predicts Virat Kohli’s India will reach World Cup 2019 semis, Rangana Herath backs Indian spinners to do well
Press Trust of IndiaApril 23, 2019 6:20 PM IST
Vaas though was guarded when talking about his own country's chances in cricket's showpiece event.
IPL 2019: MS Dhoni’s form for Chennai Super Kings reignites greatest finisher debate before ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
Indo-Asian News ServiceApril 23, 2019 4:01 PM IST
The 37-year-old's innings against RCB was yet another exhibition of the vintage MSD innings which cricket fans in India used to see more frequently in
IPL 2019: Warner, Bairstow world class players, SRH will miss them at back end: Kane Williamson
Indo-Asian News ServiceApril 22, 2019 4:12 PM IST
Bairstow would be leaving SRH after Tuesday's game against CSK to attend England's World Cup camp. And Warner will also be leaving for Australia in
All teams are strong, no team favourite at World Cup: Shoaib Malik
Indo-Asian News ServiceApril 21, 2019 4:33 PM IST
Pakistan allrounder Shoaib Malik believes no team is favourite to win the upcoming World Cup slated to be held in England and Wales from May

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Latest Features : England Cricket Team

‘Absolutely loved it!’ Jonny Bairstow bids adieu to IPL 2019
CricketCountry StaffApril 23, 2019 10:08 PM IST
Bairstow will be leaving Indian shores with a job well done – 445 runs from 10 matches at a staggering average of 55.62.
World Cup Countdown: When Shoaib Akhtar broke the 100-mph barrier
CricketCountry StaffApril 15, 2019 1:22 PM IST
Shoaib Akhtar had hit 100 mph in 2002, but the speed gun was dismissed as unreliable on that occasion.
World Cup Countdown: Sanath Jayasuriya knocks England out in 1996
CricketCountry StaffApril 2, 2019 1:38 PM IST
Hammered by Sri Lanka, England failed to make the semis for the first time in six World Cups.
World Cup Countdown: Wasim Akram, Imran Khan script Pakistan’s glory
CricketCountry StaffMarch 28, 2019 10:29 AM IST
Wasim’s fine all-round performance earned him the Man-of-the-Match award.

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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

India, England favourites for 2019 World Cup: VVS Laxman
CricketCountry StaffFebruary 21, 2019 12:21 PM IST
New Zealand and Pakistan are Laxman's other two semi-finalists for the World Cup.
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.
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