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

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

29 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

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

29 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast

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Upcoming Matches : England Cricket Team

1st Test: West Indies vs England at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados - Wed, Jan 23, 2019

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2nd Test: West Indies vs England at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua - Thu, Jan 31, 2019

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3rd Test: West Indies vs England at Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, St Lucia - Sat, Feb 9, 2019

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recent results : England Cricket Team

Live Cricket Score, 3rd Test: Sri Lanka vs England at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo - Fri, Nov 23, 2018

England beat Sri Lanka by 42 runs

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

England beat Sri Lanka by 57 runs

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

England beat Sri Lanka by 211 runs

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latest news : England Cricket Team

I’ve not stopped practising my keeping: Jonny Bairstow
CricketCountry StaffJanuary 18, 2019 11:26 PM IST
Despite his role now limited to a batting specialist, the 29-year-old hasn't given up on keeping.
‘Over the moon’ Mark Wood looking forward to Windies tour
CricketCountry StaffJanuary 18, 2019 9:32 PM IST
England pacer Mark Wood is elated at the Test call-up as a replacement for injured Olly Stone for the Windies tour and is eagerly looking
Wankhede to host England women for three ODIs against India women
CricketCountry StaffJanuary 18, 2019 2:55 PM IST
The ODIs will be a part of the ICC Women’s Championship and will be played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
England vs CWI President’s XI: Jonny Bairstow hits 98 as tourists make 379
CricketCountry StaffJanuary 18, 2019 8:48 AM IST
The opener Burns made 68 while Jennings, Buttler and Moeen got single-digit scores.
Third Test hat-trick a goal for Stuart Broad after 19-wicket day
CricketCountry StaffJanuary 17, 2019 2:46 PM IST
Only four bowlers have managed Test hat-tricks on two occasions.

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Latest Features : England Cricket Team

Year-ender 2018: Best cricketing moments
Noel D'SouzaJanuary 3, 2019 7:47 PM IST
From Dinesh Karthik’s last ball six in the Nidahas Trophy final to Usman Khawaja’s Dubai heist to Dale Steyn breaking Shaun Pollock’s record, a look
Year-ender 2018: England review – Resurgent in Tests, wonders with the white ball
Jamie AlterDecember 21, 2018 12:47 PM IST
The Test team soared to No 2, the ODI men consolidated their No 1 ranking in a memorable 2018.
Sri Lanka vs England: Joe Root’s team just the second ever to win 3-0 in Asia
CricketCountry StaffNovember 26, 2018 3:38 PM IST
A clean sweep at the SSC on Monday has made Root the third captain after Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting to win a Test series
Sri Lanka vs England: Joe Root’s team dares to go where only once-mighty Australia have in Asia
CricketCountry StaffNovember 22, 2018 2:12 PM IST
Only two touring non-Asian sides have ever swept a Test series in Asia - and they were both Australian.

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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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South Africa vs Pakistan - 1st ODI

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South Africa vs Pakistan - 2nd ODI

22 Jan, 2019 16:30 IST | 11:00 GMT

Kingsmead, Durban
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23 Jan, 2019 19:30 IST | 14:00 GMT

Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
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24 Jan, 2019 08:30 IST | 03:00 GMT

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25 Jan, 2019 16:30 IST | 11:00 GMT

SuperSport Park, Centurion
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27 Jan, 2019 13:30 IST | 08:00 GMT

The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg