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

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

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recent results : England Cricket Team

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

England beat Sri Lanka by 30 runs

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latest news : England Cricket Team

Mike Brearley bats for day-night Tests
Press Trust of IndiaNovember 18, 2018 5:59 PM IST
Former England captain Michael Brearley on Sunday backed day-night Tests and castigated India for spurning the chance to play a day-night match on their current
Sri Lanka vs England, 2nd Test: Match still evenly poised: Angelo Mathews
CricketCountry StaffNovember 17, 2018 7:03 PM IST
Sri Lanka ended day four of the second Test against England 75 runs shy of the target of 301 set by the hosts, but three
Sri Lanka vs England, 2nd Test: Angelo Mathews’s 87 keeps Sri Lanka afloat in second Test
Agence France-PresseNovember 17, 2018 3:22 PM IST
Angelo Mathews struck an unbeaten 87 to keep alive Sri Lanka's hopes of chasing down a target of 301 despite a persistent England spin attack
Sri Lanka vs England: We’ve given ourselves a great chance, says centurion Joe Root
CricketCountry StaffNovember 16, 2018 5:38 PM IST
Root scored his 15th Test hundred, and second in Asia, as the visitors ended the day on 329/8 at Pallekele.
Sri Lanka vs England: Joe Root’s 124 one of his Test best, says Mike Atherton
CricketCountry StaffNovember 16, 2018 5:16 PM IST
Atherton credited Root’s aggressive approach for showing the way to counter Sri Lanka’s spinners.

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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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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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Pakistan vs New Zealand - 1st Test

PAK 171 OVERS: 58.4

NZ 249 (100.4 Ovs)

New Zealand beat Pakistan by 4 runs

India vs Australia - 1st T20I

21 Nov, 2018 13:20 IST | 07:50 GMT

Brisbane Cricket Ground (Woolloongabba), Brisbane
Bangladesh vs West Indies - 1st Test

22 Nov, 2018 09:00 IST | 03:30 GMT

Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Sri Lanka vs England - 3rd Test

23 Nov, 2018 10:00 IST | 04:30 GMT

Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
India vs Australia - 2nd T20I

23 Nov, 2018 13:20 IST | 07:50 GMT

Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne
Pakistan vs New Zealand - 2nd Test

24 Nov, 2018 11:30 IST | 06:00 GMT

Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Sri Lanka vs England - 2nd Test

England beat Sri Lanka by 57 runs
Australia vs South Africa - One-off T20I

South Africa beat Australia by 21 runs
Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe - 2nd Test

Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 218 runs
Pakistan vs New Zealand - 3rd ODI

Match Abandoned
India vs West Indies - 3rd T20I

India beat West Indies by 6 wickets

UPCOMING MATCHES

SL vs ENG

England in Sri Lanka, 2018, 3rd Test

Fri, Nov 23, 2018 (10:00 IST) at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo

RECENT RESULTS

SL vs ENG

England in Sri Lanka, 2018, 2nd Test

Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

England beat Sri Lanka by 57 runs

SL vs ENG

England in Sri Lanka, 2018, 1st Test

Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at Galle International Stadium, Galle

England beat Sri Lanka by 211 runs

SL vs ENG

England in Sri Lanka, 2018, One-off T20I

Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

England beat Sri Lanka by 30 runs