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The '''England cricket team''' is the national ] team which represents ] and ]. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the ] (ECB), having been previously governed by the ] (MCC) from 1903 until the end of 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ecb.co.uk/ecb/about/ | title=About ECB|publisher=]|date=|accessdate=2007-10-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lords.org/history/mcc-history/ | title=MCC History|publisher=]|date=|accessdate=2007-10-07}}</ref>

England and ] were the first teams to be granted ] on 15 March 1877 and they gained full membership to the ] (ICC) on 15 June 1909. England and Australia also took part in the first ] (ODI) on 5 January 1971. England played their first ] match on 13 June 2005 and once again their opponents were Australia.

As of 9 February 2009, England have won 306 of the 880 Test matches they have played and are ranked fifth in the ].<ref> , ], retrieved 19 December 2008 </ref><ref name="ICC Test and ODI rankings">, ], retrieved 19 December 2008 </ref> They have finished runners-up in three ]s (1979, 1987 and 1992) and are ranked sixth in the ].<ref name="ICC Test and ODI rankings"/>

] was appointed ] on 1 May 2007, following the resignation of ]. Moores subsequently named ] as his assistant coach.<ref>, ], 2007-05-07. Retrieved on 2008-08-09.</ref> ] was announced as both Test and ODI captain on 4 August 2008. Pietersen replaced ] and ], who resigned their roles as Test and ODI captains respectively.<ref> , '']'', 2008-08-04. Retrieved on 2008-08-09.</ref> However, barely 5 months into Pietersen’s captaincy, he resigned on 7 January 2009 and coach Peter Moores was sacked on the same day, just two weeks before the team were due to ].<ref> , '']'', 2009-01-07. Retrieved on 2009-01-07.</ref>
==History==
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The first recorded incidence of a team with a claim to represent England comes from 9 July 1739 when an "All-England" team which consisted of eleven gentlemen from any part of England, exclusive of ]. This team played against 'the Unconquerable County' of Kent and lost by a 'very few notches'. Such matches were repeated on numerous occasions for the best part of the century.

In 1846 ] formed the ], this team would eventually compete against a United All-England Eleven with annual matches occurring between 1857 to 1866. These matches were arguably the most important contest of the English season, if judged by the quality of the players.

The first overseas tour occurred in September 1859 with England going to North America. This team had six players from the All-England Eleven and six from the United All-England Eleven, and was captained by ]. With the outbreak of the American Civil War, attention turned to Australia and New Zealand with the ]. England would visit New Zealand in 1863&ndash;64 with the tour being the first to be organised by the ] (MCC). Most tours prior to 1877 were played "against odds", meaning the opposing team was permitted to have more than 11 players (usually 22) in order to make for a more even contest.<ref name="content-uk.cricinfo.com">{{Cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ausveng/content/story/259952.html | title= England v Australia 1861 - 1888|publisher=]|date=|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref> As a result these matches were not considered first-class matches and were organised purely for commercial reasons.<ref name="content-uk.cricinfo.com"/>

] led the England team which sailed on the P&O steamship Poonah on 21 September 1876. They would play a combined Australian XI, for once on even terms of 11 a side. The match, starting on 15 March 1877 at the ] came to be regarded as the first Test match. The combined Australian XI won this Test match by 45 runs with ] of Australia scoring the first Test century. At the time this match carried little significance and was classed as another tour match and was labelled as the ''James Lillywhite's XI v South Australia and New South Wales''.<ref name="content-uk.cricinfo.com"/> The first Test match on English soil occurred in 1880 with England winning this series 1&ndash;0. The series was also the first for England to field a fully representative side with ] being present in the team.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/154315.html | title= Australia in England 1880|publisher=]|date=|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref> England would lose their first home series 1&ndash;0 in 1882 with '']'' famously printing an obituary on English cricket:

{{cquote|In Affectionate Remembrance of ENGLISH CRICKET, which died at the Oval on 29th AUGUST, 1882, Deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing friends and acquaintances R.I.P. N.B. - The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,23070-471469,00.html | title= The Ashes in The Times|publisher=]|date=|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref>}}

As a result of this loss the tour of 1882&ndash;83 was dubbed by England captain ] as "the quest to regain the ashes". England with a mixture of amateurs and professionals won the series 2&ndash;1.<ref name="http">{{Cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/154318.html | title= England in Australia, 1882-83|publisher=]|date=|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref> Bligh was presented with an urn that contained some ashes, which have variously been said to be of a ], ] or even a woman's veil and so ] was born. A fourth match was then played which Australia won by 4 wickets but the match was not considered part of the Ashes series.<ref name="http"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/engine/match/62408.html | title= Australia v England|publisher=]|date=|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref> England would dominate many of these early contests with ] winning the Ashes series 10 times between 1884&ndash;98.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;opposition=2;spanmax1=31+Dec+1899;spanmax2=31+Dec+1898;spanmin1=1+Jan+1884;spanmin2=1+Jan+1884;spanval1=span;spanval2=span;team=1;template=results;type=team;view=series | title= Test matches|publisher=]|date=|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref> During this period England also played their first Test match against ] in 1889 at ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/engine/match/62426.html | title= South Africa v England|publisher=]|date=|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref>

The 1899 Ashes series was the first tour where the MCC and the counties appointed a selection committee. There were three active players: ], W.G. Grace and ] who was the captain of Warwickshire. Prior to this, England teams for home Tests had been chosen by the club on whose ground the match was to be played.

The turn of the century saw mixed results for England as they lost four of the eight Ashes series between 1900 and 1914.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;opposition=2;orderby=start;spanmax1=31+Dec+1914;spanmin1=1+Jan+1900;spanval1=span;team=1;template=results;type=team;view=series | title= Test matches |publisher=]|date=|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref> During this period England would lose their first series against South Africa in the 1905/06 season 4&ndash;1 as their batting faltered.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/statsguru/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;opposition=3;orderby=start;spanmax1=24+Jan+1911;spanval1=span;team=1;template=results;type=team;view=series | title= Test matches|publisher=]|date=|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref> The 1912 season saw England take part in a unique experiment. A nine Test triangular tournament involving England, South Africa and Australia was set-up. The series was hampered by a very wet summer and player disputes however and the tournament was considered a failure with The Daily Telegraph stating:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ausveng/content/story/260677.html | title= England v Australia 1890 - 1914|publisher=]|date=|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref>

England
{{cquote|Nine Tests provide a surfeit of cricket, and contests between Australia and South Africa are not a great attraction to the British public.}}

With Australia sending a weakened team and the South African bowlers being ineffective England dominated the tournament winning four of their six matches. The Australia v South Africa match, at Lord's, was notable for a visit by ], the first time a reigning monarch had watched Test cricket.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/237048.html | title= Australia v South Africa|publisher=]|date=|accessdate=2008-02-05}}</ref> England would go on one more tour against South Africa before the outbreak of World War I.

England's first match after the war was in the 1920&ndash;21 season against Australia. Still feeling the effects of the war England went down to a series of crushing defeats, and suffered their first whitewash losing the series 5&ndash;0. Six Australians scored hundreds while Mailey spun out 36 English batsmen. Things were no better in the next few Ashes series losing the 1921 Ashes series 3&ndash;0 and the 1924&ndash;5 Ashes 4&ndash;1. England's fortunes were to change in 1926 as they regained the Ashes and were a formidable team during this period dispatching Australia 4&ndash;1 in the 1928&ndash;29 Ashes tour.

On the same year the West Indies became the fourth nation to be granted Test status and played their first game against England. England won each of these three Tests by an innings, and a view was expressed in the press that their elevation had proved a mistake although ] did the double on the tour. In the 1929&ndash;30 season England went on two concurrent tours with one team going to New Zealand (who were granted Test status earlier that year) and the other to the West Indies. Despite sending two separate teams England won both tours beating New Zealand 1&ndash;0 and the West Indies 2&ndash;1.
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The 1930 Ashes series saw a young ] dominate the tour, scoring 974 runs in his seven Test innings. He scored 254 at Lord's, 334 at Headingley and 232 at the Oval. Australia regained the Ashes winning the series 3&ndash;1. As a result of Bradman's prolific run-scoring the England captain ] chose to develop the already existing ] into fast leg theory, or bodyline, as a tactic to stop Bradman. Fast leg theory involved bowling fast balls directly at the batsman's body. The batsman would need to defend himself, and if he touched the ball with the bat, he risked being caught by one of a large number of fielders placed on the leg side.

Using his fast leg theory England won the next Ashes series 4&ndash;1. But complaints about the Bodyline tactic caused crowd disruption on the tour, and threats of diplomatic action from the ], which during the tour sent the following cable to the MCC in London:

{{cquote|Bodyline bowling assumed such proportions as to menace best interests of game, making protection of body by batsmen the main consideration. Causing intensely bitter feeling between players as well as injury. In our opinion is unsportsmanlike. Unless stopped at once likely to upset friendly relations existing between Australia and England.}}

Later, Jardine was removed from the captaincy and the ] changed so that no more than one fast ball aimed at the body was permitted per over, and having more than two fielders behind square leg were banned.

England's following tour of India in the 1933&ndash;34 season was the first Test match to be staged in the subcontinent. The series was also notable for ] and ] bowling so many bouncers that the Indian batsman wore solar topees instead of caps to protect themselves.

Australia won the 1934 Ashes series 2&ndash;1 and would keep the urn for the following 19 years. Many of the wickets of the time were friendly to batsmen resulting in a large proportion of matches ending in high scoring draws and many batting records being set.

The 1938&ndash;39 tour of South Africa saw another experiment with the deciding Test being a timeless Test that was played to a finish. England lead 1&ndash;0 going into the final timeless match at Durban. Despite the final Test being ‘timeless’ the game ended in a draw, after 10 days as England had to catch the train to catch the boat home. A record 1981 runs were scored, and the concept of timeless Tests was abandoned. England would go in one final tour of the West Indies in 1939 before the World War II, although a team for an MCC tour of India was selected more in hope than expectation of the matches being played.

After World War II, England fell under difficult times suffering a heavy defeat 3&ndash;0 to Australia. This followed by a 4&ndash;0 loss to Bradman's 'invincibles' and a stunning 2&ndash;0 loss to the West Indies. These loses were tempered by victories against India and South Africa.

Their fortunes would change in the 1953 Ashes tour as they won the series 1&ndash;0. England would not lose a series for five years and secured famous victories in the 1954&ndash;55 and 1956 Ashes series. The 1956 series was remembered for the bowling of ] who took 46 wickets at 9.62 which included bowling figures of 19/90 at ]. After drawing to South Africa, England defeated the West Indies and New Zealand comfortably. The England team would then leave for Australia in the 1958&ndash;59 season with a team that had been hailed as the strongest ever to leave on an Ashes tour but lost the series 4&ndash;0 as ]'s revitalised Australians were too strong.

The early and middle 1960s were poor periods for English cricket. Despite England's strength on paper, Australia held the Ashes for the entire decade and the West Indies dominated England in the early part of the decade. England would the end the 60s on a high however, regaining the ] in 1968 and drawing the Ashes series in the same year 1&ndash;1.

England carried their good form from the late 60s into the 70s regaining the Ashes in 1970 but then suffered a loss of form losing to India and a rising West Indian side. This culminated in a 4&ndash;1 defeat in the 1974 Ashes series. The inaugural ] saw England reach the semi-finals and was to be the turning point in England's fortunes. The results of the ]'s ] were felt in Test cricket with Australia and ] losing many of its star players. England replaced captain ] who had joined the league with ] while ] returned from his England exile. England would defeat a divided Australian side 3&ndash;1 in the centenary Ashes series. This was followed by a comfortable 4&ndash;0 win against Pakistan and a World Cup final appearance against the West Indies.

With ] and ] at their peak with the ball, Boycott and ] opening the batting, and a young ] in the middle order, England were a formidable team. Their results were initially promising, narrowly losing to the West Indies, the unofficial champions at the time. England would then fight back to win the 1981 Ashes series, often referred to as "Botham's Ashes" 2&ndash;1. The third Test at ] saw a revitalised Botham perform well with bat and ball, taking 6/95 and then scoring a unbeaten 149. England won by 18 runs after following-on, only the second time in the history of England v Australia Tests that this has been achieved. England suffered their second whitewash series against the West Indies in 1984 but continued to produce good results, defeating India 2&ndash;1 and regaining the Ashes in the 1985 season with a comfortable 3&ndash;1 victory.

Hopes that this victory could see a challenge mounted on the 1985&ndash;86 tour of the West Indies were dashed as England were soundly beaten 5&ndash;0. A shocked England team never truly recovered from this defeat and although England managed to retain the 1986&ndash;87 Ashes, they would only win one further Test series in the 80s against a relatively weak ] side and suffered heavy defeats to Australia and the West Indies.

England continued their decline during the 90s. This was not helped by squabbles between key players and the chairman of selectors, ]. Another reason for their poor performances were the demands of ] teams on their players, meaning that England could rarely field a full strength team on their tours. This would eventually lead to the ECB taking over the MCC as the governing body of England and the implementation of central contracts.

In the early 90s players such as Botham, Gower and ] came to the end of their international careers and, specifically in the case of Botham, England had trouble replacing them. This lead to a string of disappointing results as England did not win a Test match for two and half years. However, England's performance in ODI cricket was still good, as they defeated Australia, the West Indies and South Africa to reach the final of the ]. Shortly after the World Cup ] replaced Gooch as England captain but his captaincy was regarded as a failure with England winning only one Test series under his captaincy. A win against South Africa in 1998 was England's first five Test series win since 1986&ndash;87, but this would be a false dawn as they were eliminated in the first round of the ] (which they hosted) and lost a home Test series against New Zealand 2&ndash;1, resulting in England being officially ranked as the worst Test nation.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2000/england_on_tour/1226564.stm | title= England now ranked fourth |publisher=] |month= March | year= 2001|accessdate=2007-10-07}}</ref>

With the appointment of ] as coach and ] as captain, England began to rebuild their team. They won four consecutive Test series which included impressive wins against West Indies (a first in 32 years) and Pakistan. England were still left wanting against Australia and lost the 2001 Ashes 4&ndash;1. Promising results against India and Sri Lanka gave England some positive sentiments towards their chances against Australia in 2002-2003, yet a 4&ndash;1 defeat showed that they were still falling short. This setback did not stop England's resurgence however as they defeated the West Indies 3&ndash;0 and followed this up with whitewashes against New Zealand and the West Indies at home. A victory in the first Test against South Africa at Port Elizabeth meant England had won their eighth successive Test, their best sequence of Test match wins for 75 years.

In 2005, England, under ]'s captaincy and aided by ]'s batting in his maiden series (most notably 158 at ]), and ]'s superb all-round performances, defeated Australia 2&ndash;1 to regain the Ashes for the first time in 18 years.

==Recent form ==

Following the Ashes win, the team suffered from a serious spate of injuries to key players such as Andrew Flintoff, ], ] and Michael Vaughan. Flintoff, Jones and Vaughan all returned to cricket, although Jones has yet to return to the England squad.

In the home Test series victory against ] in July and August 2006, several promising new players emerged. Most notable was the left-arm orthodox spin bowler ], the first ] to play Test cricket for England. He impressed with the excellence of his bowling, including match figures of 8/93 in the innings victory over Pakistan at ] in July 2006 and match figures of 10/187 against the ] at Old Trafford in June 2007. He also became a firm crowd favourite and at one point was one of the favourites to win the 2006 ] award. Another new player of note was left-handed batsman ], while England's injury problems also allowed previously marginal Test players such as ] and ] to consolidate their places in the team.

The outstanding performance of the Test team, albeit against a Pakistan side which was also weakened by injuries, meant the 2006/07 Ashes series was one of the most keenly anticipated of recent years and was expected to provide a level of competition comparable to the 2005 series. In the event, England, captained by Flintoff, lost all 5 Tests - the first Ashes whitewash in 86 years.

The team's form in ]s had been consistently poor. They only narrowly avoided the ignominy of having the play in the qualifying rounds of the ]. Despite this, in the ] in Australia, England recorded their first ODI tournament win overseas since 1997. England had lost ] to injury, and had won 1 and lost 5 of their first 6 games. They recovered to win their next 4 games, scraping into the finals before winning both matches.

In the ], England lost to most of the Test playing nations they faced, beating only the ] and ], although they also avoided defeat by any of the non-Test playing nations. However, the unimpressive nature of most of their victories in the tournament, combined with their heavy defeats to New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, left many commentators criticising the manner in which the England team approached the one-day game. Coach Duncan Fletcher resigned after eight years in the job as a result and was succeeded by former Sussex coach Peter Moores.

The following summer, England faced the ] at home for 4 Tests, 2 Twenty20s and 3 ODIs. They convincingly won the Test series 3-0. Then, skipper Michael Vaughan announced he would no longer captain the side in one-day cricket. The job went to Paul Collingwood. England drew 1-1 in the Twenty20 series but lost the ODI series 2-1 despite winning the first game.

In the latter part of the summer, India toured the country. England lost the 3 Test series 1-0, the first time they had been defeated at home in the long form of the game for six years. In the second Test at ], there was a major incident when, as an act of ']', an England player (never identified) threw ]s at the wicket. This infuriated Indian batsman ], who reported the incident to the umpires. All senior members of the England team denied any wrongdoing. England bounced back from their defeat in the Test series by triumphing 4-3 over India in the ODI series, their first series victory in that form of the game since 2004.

In the winter of 2007, England toured Sri Lanka. They won the ODI series 3-2, recording their second series win in a row, but lost the Test series 1-0, giving them no win in 6. This heaped pressure on fledgling coach Peter Moores to deliver ahead of England's tour to New Zealand. They lost the ODI series but won the Test series, despite losing the first Test in Hamilton, 2-1, easing the pressure on Moores slightly.

England then hosted New Zealand in a 3 Test tour in May 2008. The first match, at Lord's, was a weather affected game and ended in a draw. England won the second test, at Old Trafford, chasing down a large score with Andrew Strauss scoring a century. At Trent Bridge, England wrapped up the series with a convincing win by an innings and nine runs. England's only innings was anchored by Kevin Pietersen, who scored a century, while superior swing bowling from ], including a career best 7/43, ] (including 6/67) and ] ultimately proved too much for New Zealand.

England played a home 4 match Test series against ]. After the first Test at Lord's was drawn, South Africa comfortably won the second Test at Headingley by 10 wickets. The visiting side then went on to secure their first Test series win in England for 43 years by recording a 5 wicket win in the third Test at Edgbaston. South African captain ] scored 154 not out in the run chase. The following day, Michael Vaughan resigned as England captain and was replaced by Pietersen. Pietersen's first Test match as captain of England was a win over South Africa in the 4th and final test, with England winning by 6 wickets but losing the series 2–1.

After this it did not go well for England, first getting thrashed in the $20 Stanford 20/20 match. Then in November 2008 lost their first five matches in the seven-match one day series before they were forced to return home due to the Mumbai terrorist attacks. After much speculation the team decided to come back to India for a two-match test series. They lost the first after putting themselves in a very strong position while they got a creditable draw in the second match but still lost the series 1-0. This would prove to be Peter Moore's last game in charge and Pietersons last as captain.

The relationship between Moores and Pieterson was never said to be brilliant and in January 2008 reports began to emerge that the pair were unable to work together anymore with Pieterson publicly admitting that the two had a break down in relationship. On 7 January things all came to a head. It was firstly announced that Pieterson had resigned as captain followed by Moores also resigning. The ECB then released a statement saying that Pieterson refused to go on the tour of West Indies with the current management structure. They also said they had no knowledge of Moores or Pieterson resigning. A hew hours later though the ECB announced that Moores and Pieterson had both lost their jobs. It was understood that Pieterson gave the ECB an ultimatum that he would resign if Moores was not removed the ECB accepted his resignation which shocked him.
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There was much criticising by the media and former England players. Some criticised the ECB for letting the situation escalate while some said that the ECB should have never appointed Pieterson due to his big ego. While former England captain Nasser Hussain launched a scathing attack on Pieterson.

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== Upcoming fixtures ==

England are currently touring the ]. There will be 4 Test matches and 5 ODI matches. England lost the first Test match by an innings and 24 runs. England scored their 3rd lowest Test score in second their innings, making just 51 runs.

England will no longer host ] from May to June 2009. 2 Test matches and 3 ODI matches had been scheduled, but the tour was cancelled for political reasons.

England will host ] from April until May 2009, as a replacement for Zimbabwe. There will be 2 Test matches and 3 ODI matches.

England will host the ] tournament in June 2009.

England will host ] from June to September 2009. The teams will contest the 5 match Ashes Test series and also play 7 ODI matches.

England will host ] in 2011. The teams will contest 4 Test matches, 5 ODI matches and a Twenty20 match.

==Performances==

England has traditionally been one of the stronger teams in international cricket, fielding a competitive side for most of ]. Up to the end of 2007 England had played 867 test matches, winning 301 (34.72%), losing 252 (29.06%), and drawing 314 (36.22%) 639 players had been capped for their country. Up to the Super 8 World Cup match against Australia on April 8, 2007, England had played 464 ODIs, winning 224 (48.28%), losing 221 (47.63%), tying 4 (0.86%) and having 15 (3.23%) with no result. 203 players had played for England in ODIs up to that date.

After Australia won ] for the first time in 1881&ndash;82 England had to fight with them for primacy and one of the fiercest rivalries in sport dominated the cricket world for seventy years. In 1963 this duopoly of cricket dominance began to fall away with the emergence of a strong ] team.

England failed to win a series against the West Indies between 1969 and 2000. England similarly failed to compete with Australia for a long period and the ] stayed in Australian hands between 1989 and 2005. England struggled against other nations over this period as well and after a series loss to New Zealand in 1999 they were ranked at the bottom of the ] Test cricket ratings. From 2000, English cricket had a resurgence and England reached the final of the ] in 2004 and regained ] in 2005. The team was recently ranked second behind Australia in the Test rankings, but ODI performances have been very poor with England falling to 7th place in the ICC rankings.

In the 2006/07 tour of Australia ] were lost in a 0&ndash;5 "whitewash" (see ]) but England did succeed in clinching victory in the ] against ] and ]. The loss of ] prompted the announcement by the ] of an official review of English cricket amid much criticism from the media, former players and fans. England failed to reach the semi finals of the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies after defeats against New Zealand, Sri Lanka and South Africa.

==Governing body==
{{main| England and Wales Cricket Board}}
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the governing body of English cricket and the England cricket team. The Board has been operating since 1 January 1997 and represents England on the ]. The ECB is also responsible for the generation of income from the sale of tickets, sponsorship and broadcasting rights, primarily in relation to the England team. The ECB's income in the 2006 calendar year was £77.0 million.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://static.ecb.co.uk/files/ecb-annual-report-accounts-2006-group-financial-statements-1846.pdf |format=PDF| title= ECB Annual Report and Accounts 2006 |publisher=] |date=|accessdate=2007-10-07}}</ref>

Prior to 1997 the ] (TCCB) was the governing body for the English team. Apart from in Test matches, when touring abroad the England team officially played as ] up to and including the 1976-77 tour of Australia, reflecting the time when MCC had been responsible for selecting the touring party. The last time the England touring team wore the bacon-and-egg colours of the MCC was on the 1996-97 tour of New Zealand.

==Team colours==

England's kit is manufactured by ], who replaced previous manufacturer ] on 1 April 2008.<ref>, ], 2007-04-18. Retrieved on 2008-08-12.</ref>

When playing Test cricket, England's ] feature red piping across the chest and trouser legs. The three lions badge is on the left of the shirt and the name and logo of the sponsor ] is on the right. The Adidas logo features on the right sleeve. English fielders may wear a ] cap or sun hat with the ECB logo in the middle. Helmets are coloured similarly.

In ], England's ODI and Twenty20 shirts feature the Vodafone name and logo across the centre, with the three lions badge on the left of the shirt and the Adidas logo on the right. In one-day cricket, England wear a navy shirt and navy trousers. In Twenty20 cricket, England wear navy trousers and a red shirt.

== International grounds ==
{{main|List of cricket grounds in England and Wales}}
===Test and ODI===

''Listed in order of date first used for Test match''

*], London
*], Manchester
*], London
*], Nottingham
*], Leeds
*], Birmingham
*], Durham

===ODI only===
*]
*], Southampton. Test and ODI status from summer 2011
*], Cardiff. Test and ODI status from summer 2009.

==Statistics and records==
===Tournament History===
====World Cup====

*]: Semi-Finals
*]: Runners up
*]: Semi-Finals
*]: Runners up
*]: Runners up
*]: Quarter-Finals
*]: First round
*]: First round
*]: Super-8 stage (5th Place)

====ICC Champions Trophy ====
(known as the "ICC Knockout" in 1998 and 2000)

*]: Quarter-Finals
*]: Quarter-Finals
*]: Pool Stage
*]: Runners up
*]: Pool Stage

====ICC World Twenty20====
*]: Super-8 stage (7th place)

===England record in Test Matches===
Table correct 9 March 2008
{| class="wikitable" width="60%" align="center"
! colspan=3|
<TR>
<TH></TH>
<TH></TH>
<TH>Won</TH>
<TH>Tied</TH>
<TH>Lost</TH>
<TH>Drawn</TH>
<TH>Total</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>v ]</TH>
<TH>home</TH>
<TH>43</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>46</TH>
<TH>62</TH>
<TH>151</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>away</TH>
<TH>54</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>85</TH>
<TH>26</TH>
<TH>165</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>total</TH>
<TH>97</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>131</TH>
<TH>88</TH>
<TH>316</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>v ]</TH>
<TH>home</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>away</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>total</TH>
<TH>4</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>4</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>v ]</TH>
<TH>home</TH>
<TH>23</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>5</TH>
<TH>20</TH>
<TH>48</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>away</TH>
<TH>11</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>13</TH>
<TH>25</TH>
<TH>49</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>total</TH>
<TH>34</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>18</TH>
<TH>45</TH>
<TH>97</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>v ]</TH>
<TH>home</TH>
<TH>25</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>4</TH>
<TH>18</TH>
<TH>47</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>away</TH>
<TH>16</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>4</TH>
<TH>22</TH>
<TH>42</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>total</TH>
<TH>41</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>7</TH>
<TH>40</TH>
<TH>88</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>v ]</TH>
<TH>home</TH>
<TH>17</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>8</TH>
<TH>18</TH>
<TH>43</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>away</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>4</TH>
<TH>18</TH>
<TH>24</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>total</TH>
<TH>19</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>12</TH>
<TH>36</TH>
<TH>67</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>v ]</TH>
<TH>home</TH>
<TH>26</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>9</TH>
<TH>22</TH>
<TH>57</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>away</TH>
<TH>28</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>17</TH>
<TH>28</TH>
<TH>73</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>total</TH>
<TH>54</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>26</TH>
<TH>50</TH>
<TH>130</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>v ]</TH>
<TH>home</TH>
<TH>5</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
<TH>3</TH>
<TH>10</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>away</TH>
<TH>3</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>4</TH>
<TH>4</TH>
<TH>11</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>total</TH>
<TH>8</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>6</TH>
<TH>7</TH>
<TH>21</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>v ]</TH>
<TH>home</TH>
<TH>28</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>29</TH>
<TH>21</TH>
<TH>78</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>away</TH>
<TH>13</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>23</TH>
<TH>24</TH>
<TH>60</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>total</TH>
<TH>41</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>52</TH>
<TH>45</TH>
<TH>138</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>v ]</TH>
<TH>home</TH>
<TH>3</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
<TH>4</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>away</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>total</TH>
<TH>3</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>3</TH>
<TH>6</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH></TH>
<TH></TH>
<TH></TH>
<TH></TH>
<TH></TH>
<TH></TH>
<TH></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>Home</TH>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>172</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>103</TH>
<TH>165</TH>
<TH>440</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>Away</TH>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>129</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>150</TH>
<TH>149</TH>
<TH>428</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>Overall</TH>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>301</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>253</TH>
<TH>314</TH>
<TH>868</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>% Breakdown</TH>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>34.72%</TH>
<TH>0%</TH>
<TH>29.06%</TH>
<TH>36.22%</TH>
<TH>100%</TH>
</TR>
</TABLE>

{{main|List of England Test cricket records}}

====Team records====
*Highest team total: '''903-7 dec''' ] at ] in 1938
*Lowest team total: '''45''' ] at ] in 1886/87

====Individual records====
*Most matches: '''133 tests''' - ]
*Longest Serving Captain: '''54 tests''' - ]

====Batting====
*Most runs: '''8900''' - ]
*Best average: '''60.73''' - ]
*Highest individual score: '''364''' - ] ] at ] in 1938
*Record partnership: '''411''' - ] and ] ] at ] in 1957
*Most centuries: '''22''' - ], ] and ]
* England's most prolific opening partnership was ] and ]. In 38 innings they averaged 87.81 for the first wicket, with 15 century partnerships and 10 others of 50 or more.

====Bowling====
*Most wickets: '''383''' - Sir ]
*Best average: '''10.75''' - ]
*Best innings bowling: '''10/53''' - ] ] at ] in 1956
*Best match bowling: ''' 19/90''' - ] ] at ] in 1956
*Best ]: '''34.1''' - ]
*Best economy rate: '''1.31''' - ]
* 5 England bowlers have taken 4 wickets in an over, 3 of these at ]. ] for England v New Zealand at Christchurch in 1929-30, ] for England v South Africa at Headingley in 1947, ] for England v New Zealand at Headingley in 1965, ] for England v Pakistan at Edgbaston in 1978 and ] for England v West Indies at Headingley in 2000.

====Fielding====
*Most dismissals: '''277''' - ]
*Most dismissals in an innings: '''7''' - ] ] at ] in 1979/80
*Most dismissals in a match: '''11''' - ] ] at ] in 1995/96

===England record in One Day Internationals===
Correct up to 20 February 2008
{| class="wikitable" width="60%" align="center"
! colspan=3|
<TR>
<TH></TH>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>Won</TH>
<TH>Tied</TH>
<TH>Lost</TH>
<TH>No Result</TH>
<TH>Total</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>v ]</TH>
<TH>home</TH>
<TH>16</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
<TH>17</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
<TH>36</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>away</TH>
<TH>19</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>30</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
<TH>50</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>neutral</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>5</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>7</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>total</TH>
<TH>37</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
<TH>52</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
<TH>93</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>v ]</TH>
<TH>home</TH>
<TH>3</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>3</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>away</TH>
<TH>3</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>3</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>neutral</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>total</TH>
<TH>8</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>8</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>v ]</TH>
<TH>home</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>neutral</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>total</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>v ]</TH>
<TH>home</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>v ]</TH>
<TH>home</TH>
<TH>15</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>11</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
<TH>28</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>away</TH>
<TH>13</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>16</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>29</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>neutral</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>6</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>8</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>total</TH>
<TH>30</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>33</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
<TH>65</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>v ]</TH>
<TH>away</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>neutral</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>total</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>v ]</TH>
<TH>home</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>neutral</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>total</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>v ]</TH>
<TH>neutral</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>v ]</TH>
<TH>neutral</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>v ]</TH>
<TH>home</TH>
<TH>9</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>5</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
<TH>15</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>away</TH>
<TH>13</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
<TH>16</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
<TH>32</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>neutral</TH>
<TH>6</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>9</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>15</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>total</TH>
<TH>28</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
<TH>30</TH>
<TH>3</TH>
<TH>62</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>v ]</TH>
<TH>home</TH>
<TH>19</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>11</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
<TH>31</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>away</TH>
<TH>9</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>10</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>19</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>neutral</TH>
<TH>7</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>5</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
<TH>13</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>total</TH>
<TH>35</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>26</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
<TH>63</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>v ]</TH>
<TH>home</TH>
<TH>6</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>5</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>11</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>away</TH>
<TH>3</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
<TH>13</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
<TH>18</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>neutral</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>4</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>6</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>total</TH>
<TH>11</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
<TH>22</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
<TH>35</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>v ]</TH>
<TH>home</TH>
<TH>8</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>7</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>15</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>away</TH>
<TH>4</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>9</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>13</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>neutral</TH>
<TH>10</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>5</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>15</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>total</TH>
<TH>22</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>21</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>43</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>v ] </TH>
<TH>neutral</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>v ]</TH>
<TH>home</TH>
<TH>14</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>15</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
<TH>30</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>away</TH>
<TH>7</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>18</TH>
<TH>3</TH>
<TH>28</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>neutral</TH>
<TH>11</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>6</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>17</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>total</TH>
<TH>32</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>39</TH>
<TH>4</TH>
<TH>75</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>v ] </TH>
<TH>home</TH>
<TH>6</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
<TH>9</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>away</TH>
<TH>12</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>3</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>15</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>neutral</TH>
<TH>3</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>3</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>6</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>total</TH>
<TH>21</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>8</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
<TH>30</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH></TH>
<TH></TH>
<TH></TH>
<TH></TH>
<TH></TH>
<TH></TH>
<TH></TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>Home</TH>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>98</TH>
<TH>2</TH>
<TH>73</TH>
<TH>7</TH>
<TH>181</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>Away</TH>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>74</TH>
<TH>3</TH>
<TH>115</TH>
<TH>7</TH>
<TH>208</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>Neutral</TH>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>52</TH>
<TH>-</TH>
<TH>43</TH>
<TH>1</TH>
<TH>96</TH>
</TR>
<TR>
<TH>Overall</TH>
<TH> </TH>
<TH>235</TH>
<TH>5</TH>
<TH>231</TH>
<TH>15</TH>
<TH>485</TH>
</TR>
</TABLE>

{{main|List of England One-Day International cricket records}}
====Team records====
*Highest team total: '''391-4''' (50 overs) v ] at ] in 2005
*Lowest team total: '''86-10''' (32.4 overs) v ] at ] in 2001

====Individual records====
*Most matches: '''170''' - ]
*England is one of only two Test-playing nations (the other being Bangladesh) to have no players over the 200-cap milestone in ODIs
*Longest Serving Captain: '''56 matches''' - ]

====Batting====
*Most runs: '''4677''' - ]
*Best average: '''59.05''' - ] (as of 12 June 2007) <!--'''41.90''' - ]-->
*Highest individual score: '''167*''' - ] ] at ] in 1993
*Record partnership: '''226''' - ] and ] ] at ] in 2004
*Most centuries: '''12''' - ]

====Bowling====
*Most wickets: '''234''' - ]
*Best average: '''19.45''' - ]
*Best bowling: '''6/31''' - ] ] at ] in 2005
*Best strike rate: '''32.2''' - ]
*Best economy rate: '''3.27''' - ]

====Wicketkeeping====
*Most dismissals: '''184''' - ]
*Most dismissals in a match: '''6''' - ] ] at ] in 2000; ] ] at ] in 2008

===Most England Test Caps===
{{main|List of English Test cricketers}}
*'''133 ''']

*'''118 ''']

*'''117 ''']

*'''115 ''']

*'''114 ''']

*'''108 ''']

*'''102 ''']

*'''100 ''']

*'''96''' ]

*'''95''' ]

*'''91''' ]

*'''90''' ]

*'''86''' ]

*'''85''' ]

*'''82''' ]

*'''81 ''' ]

*'''79 ''']

*'''79''' ]

*'''79''' ]

*'''79''' ]

*'''78''' ]

*'''77''' ]

*'''76''' ]

==Current Squad==
This lists all the players who have played for England in the past year, and the form in which they have played.

{| class="wikitable" align=center
|-
! Name
! Age
! Batting Style
! Bowling Style
! Domestic team
! Forms<!--NOTE: This refers to the forms they've played for England in the past year, not over their whole England career-->
! Shirt Numbers
|-
! colspan="7" | Captain and Opening Batsmen
|-
| ] || {{age|1977|03|02}} || ] || ] || ] || Test, ODI || 14
|-
! colspan="7" | Opening Batsmen
|-
| ] || {{age|1984|12|25}} || ] || ] || ] || Test, ODI || 26
|-
! colspan="7" | Middle-Order Batsmen
|-
|| ] || {{age|1982|04|11}} || ] || ] || ] || Test, ODI, Twenty20 || 7
|-
| ] || {{age|1978|10|22}} || ] || ] || ] || ODI, Twenty20 || 3
|-
| ] || {{age|1980|06|27}} || ] || ] || ] || Test, ODI, Twenty20 || 24
|-
| ] || {{age|1974|10|29}} || ] || ] || ] || Test || 99
|-
! colspan="7" | Wicket-keepers
|-
| ] || {{age|1982|12|01}} || ] || - || ] || Test, ODI, Twenty20 || 12
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| ] || {{age|1982|02|26}} || ] || - || ] || Test, ODI || 13
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! colspan="7" | All rounders
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| ] || {{age|1985|05|04}} || ] || ] || ] || ODI, Twenty20 || 42
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| ] || {{age|1976|05|26}} || ] || ] || ] || Test, ODI, Twenty20 || 5
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| ] || {{age|1977|12|06}} || ] || ] || ] || Test, ODI || 11
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| ] || {{age|1984|11|30}} || ] || ] || ] || ODI || 29
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| ] || {{age|1985|03|07}} || ] || ] || ] || ODI, Twenty20 || 45
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! colspan="7" | Pace Bowlers
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| ] || {{age|1982|07|30}} || ] || ] || ] || Test, ODI, Twenty20 || 9
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| ] || {{age|1986|06|24}} || ] || ] || ] ||Test, ODI, Twenty20 || 8
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| ] || {{age|1978|10|23}} || ] || ] || ] || Test, ODI || 10
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| ] || {{age|1978|01|15}} || ] || ] || ] || Test, ODI, Twenty20 || 78
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! colspan="7" | Spin Bowlers
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|| ] || {{age|1982|04|25}} || ] || ] || ] || Test || 46
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| ] || {{age|1979|03|24}} || ] || ] || ] || Test, ODI, Twenty20 || 66
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===Coaching Staff===
*Managing Director England Cricket: ''']'''
*Managing Director Cricket Partnerships: ''']'''
*Team Manager: ''']'''
*Temporary England Teams Director: ''']'''
*Batting/Assistant Coach: N/A
*Fast Bowling Coaches: ''']''' (senior coach), ''']''' & '''Stuart Barnes'''
*Spin Bowling Coaches: '''Mushtaq Ahmed'''
*Fielding Coach: '''Richard Halsall'''
*Computer Analyst: '''Mark Garaway'''
*Chief Medical Officer: '''Dr. Nick Peirce'''
*Team Physiotherapist: '''Kirk Russell'''
*Team Physiologist: '''Nigel Stockill'''
*Team Psychologist: '''Dr. Steve Bull'''
*Masseur: '''Nathan Atlay'''

==Eligibility of players==

The England cricket team represents England and Wales. However, under ] regulations<sup></sup>, players can qualify to play for a country by nationality, place of birth or residence, so (as with any national sports team) some people are eligible to play for more than one team.

] regulations<sup></sup> state that to play for England, a player must be a ] or ] citizen, and have either been born in England or Wales, or have lived in England or Wales for the last four years. This has led to players of many other nationalities becoming eligible to play for England. England have been captained by a ], ], and four ]ns, ], ], ] and ]. The South African ] ], famously played for England during the ] era. In recent times ] (]); ] (]); ] (Australia via ]); and ] (]) have all played for England. Some players have played for another (non Test-playing) country as well as England, such as ], who played for ] in the ] and later played one Test match for England, while ] played for ] in the ] before making his England ] debut in June 2006 against his former team.

==See also==
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==References==
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