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

37 years old

Left-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Ben Stokes

28 years old

Left-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Alastair Cook

35 years old

Left-hand bat

Off-break

Eoin Morgan

33 years old

Left-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Joe Root

29 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Moeen Ali

32 years old

Left-hand bat

Off-break

Jos Buttler

29 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Jonathan Bairstow

30 years old

Right-hand bat

Off-break

Stuart Broad

33 years old

Left-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Gary Ballance

30 years old

Left-hand bat

Leg-break

Adil Rashid

32 years old

Right-hand bat

Leg-break

Jason Roy

29 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Liam Plunkett

35 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Mark Wood

30 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast

Ian Bell

38 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Chris Woakes

31 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Alex Hales

31 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm medium

Chris Jordan

31 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast-medium

Ben Duckett

25 years old

Left-hand bat

Off-break

Steven Finn

31 years old

Right-hand bat

Right-arm fast

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recent results : England Cricket Team

2nd Test: Sri Lanka vs England at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo - Fri, Mar 27, 2020

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1st Test: Sri Lanka vs England at Galle International Stadium, Galle - Thu, Mar 19, 2020

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Live Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: South Africa vs England at SuperSport Park, Centurion - Sun, Feb 16, 2020

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latest news : England Cricket Team

ECB Terminates Players' Contracts For The Hundred
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The men's squad for the competition was chosen based on the draft in October 2019, while the process of filling the women's squads was pending
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India.com StaffApril 25, 2020 10:53 AM IST
The decision to postpone the tour came as a result of the uncertainty for the safe resumption of cricket in the United Kingdom.
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The ICC Women's T20 World Cup match between West Indies and South Africa was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain here on
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CricketCountry StaffFebruary 18, 2020 2:35 PM IST
Moeen is due to begin a spell with Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League this week, having turned down a spot on England's upcoming
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CricketCountry StaffDecember 31, 2019 2:23 PM IST
British prime minister John Major dodged going to the Atlanta 1996 Olympics to stay in London and watch cricket instead, newly declassified files showed Tuesday.
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PHOTOS AND VIDEOS : England Cricket Team

This Day That Year: Yuvraj Singh hits Stuart Broad for six sixes in an over
CricketCountry StaffSeptember 19, 2019 10:26 AM IST
It was on September 19, 2007, 12 years ago when Yuvraj Singh hit the England pacer Stuart Broad for six sixes in an over
VIDEO: Smith, Stokes standout Ashes 2019 performers
CricketCountry StaffSeptember 16, 2019 3:47 PM IST
Steve Smith made a remarkable return to Test cricket while Ben Stokes became a giant figure in English cricket during Ashes 2019.
Jofra Archer takes 6/27 and then hits 108 off 99 balls to boost Ashes bid
Agence France-PresseAugust 6, 2019 11:38 PM IST
Archer missed England's first Test defeat against Australia at Edgbaston after struggling to completely recover from injury in time for the opening of the Ashes
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CricketCountry StaffSeptember 16, 2019 8:50 PM IST
IN PICS: ICC World Cup 2019 Final, England vs New Zealand
CricketCountry StaffJuly 14, 2019 8:23 PM IST
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and opted to bat first against England in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 final at Lord's
IN PICS: ICC World Cup 2019, England vs Australia, 2nd Semi-final
CricketCountry StaffJuly 11, 2019 8:26 PM IST
Woakes and Rashid scalp three wickets each while Archer got two wickets as England bowled out Australia for 223.