England |
| Association | England and Wales Cricket Board |
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| Test captain | Ben Stokes |
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| One Day captain | Harry Brook |
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| T20I captain | Harry Brook |
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| Coach | Brendon McCullum |
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| Test status acquired | 1877 |
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| ICC status | Full Membership (1909) |
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| ICC region | Europe |
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| ICC Rankings |
Current |
Best-ever |
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| Test |
3rd |
1st (1 June 1955) |
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| ODI |
8th |
1st (1 January 1981) |
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| T20I |
2nd |
1st (24 October 2011) |
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| First Test | v. Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne; 15–19 March 1877 |
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| Last Test | v. Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney; 4–8 January 2026 |
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| Tests |
Played |
Won/Lost |
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| Total |
1,094 |
404/334
(356 draws) |
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| This year |
1 |
0/1
(0 draws) |
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| World Test Championship appearances | 3 (first in 2021) |
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| Best result | Fourth place (2021, 2023) |
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| First ODI | v. Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne; 5 January 1971 |
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| Last ODI | v. Sri Lanka at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo; 27 January 2026 |
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| ODIs |
Played |
Won/Lost |
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| Total |
823 |
409/374
(9 ties, 31 no results) |
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| This year |
3 |
2/1
(0 ties, 0 no results) |
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| World Cup appearances | 13 (first in 1975) |
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| Best result | Champions (2019) |
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| First T20I | v. Australia at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton; 13 June 2005 |
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| Last T20I | v. India at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai; 5 March 2026 |
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| T20Is |
Played |
Won/Lost |
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| Total |
225 |
121/92
(2 ties, 10 no results) |
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| This year |
11 |
9/2
(0 ties, 0 no results) |
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| T20 World Cup appearances | 8 (first in 2007) |
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| Best result | Champions (2010, 2022) |
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| As of 5 March 2026 |
The England men's cricket team represents England and Wales in international cricket. Since 1997, it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club (the MCC) since 1903. England and Wales, as founding nations, are a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) status. Until the 1990s, Scottish and Irish players also played for England as those countries were not yet ICC members in their own right.
England and Australia were the first teams to play a Test match (15–19 March 1877), and along with South Africa, these nations formed the Imperial Cricket Conference (the predecessor to today's International Cricket Council) on 15 June 1909. England and Australia also played the first ODI on 5 January 1971. England's first T20I was played on 13 June 2005, once more against Australia.
As of 5 March 2026, England have played 1,094 Test matches, winning 404 and losing 334 (with 356 draws). In the Test series against Australia, England play for The Ashes, one of the most famous trophies in all of sport, and they have won the urn on 32 occasions. England have also played 823 ODIs, winning 409. They have appeared in the final of the Cricket World Cup four times (1979, 1987, 1992), winning their first in 2019; they have also finished as runners-up in two ICC Champions Trophies (2004 and 2013). England have played 225 T20Is, winning 122. They won the ICC T20 World Cup in 2010 and 2022, and were runners-up in 2016.
As of 202, England are ranked third in Tests, eighth in ODIs and second in T20Is by the ICC.