England Cricket Team: National cricket team
The England cricket team is the team that represents England and Wales in international cricket.
This article needs to be updated. (January 2017) |
Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) from 1903 until the end of 1996.
| England | |
|---|---|
| First Test match | v  Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, 15–19 March 1877 |
| Test captain | Joe Root |
| ODI and Twenty20 captain | Eoin Morgan |
| Coach | Chris Silverwood |
| Current ICC Test, ODI and T20I ranking | 4th (Test) 1st (ODI) 1st (T20I) |
| All-time best ICC Test, ODI and T20I ranking | 1st (Test) 1st (ODI) 1st (T20I) |
| Test matches – This year | 1,030 44 |
| Last Test match | vs  Sri Lanka at Galle International Cricket Stadium, Galle, 22-25 January 2021 |
| Wins/losses – This year | 376/305 3/1 |
| As of 25 January 2021 | |
Executive Management Team
Executive body members directly report to CEO:
- Richard Gould - Chief Executive Officer
- Rob Andrew - Managing Director, Professional Game
- Vikram Banerjee - Director of Business Operations
- Meena Botros - General Counsel
- Clare Connor CBE - Deputy CEO & Managing Director
- Leshia Hawkins - Managing Director, Recreational Game
- Rob Key - Managing Director, England Men
- Kate Miller - Chief Communications Officer
- Zoë Reynolds - HR Director
- Tony Singh - Chief Commercial Officer
- Nimesh Kataria - Chief Financial Officer
- Neil Snowball - Managing Director, Competitions and major events.
History
England and Australia were the first teams to play a Test match (between 15 and 19 March 1877). These two countries plus South Africa formed the Imperial Cricket Conference on 15 June 1909. This was the predecessor to today's International Cricket Council.
England and Australia also played the first One Day International (ODI) on 5 January 1971. England's first Twenty20 International (T20I) was played on 13 June 2005, once more against Australia.
Achievements
As of 25 January 2021, England has played 1,030 Test matches, winning 376 and losing 305 (with 349 draws). The team has won The Ashes on 32 occasions, the same number as their opponents Australia. England has also played 752 ODIs, winning 378, and its record in major ODI tournaments includes finishing as runners-up in three Cricket World Cups (1979, 1987 and 1992), and two ICC Champions Trophy (2004 and 2013). The team has played 126 T20Is, winning 64. They won the ICC World Twenty20 in 2010, and were runners-up in 2016.
England are currently ranked fourth in Tests, first in ODIs and first in T20Is by the ICC.
References
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