England Cricket Team

The England cricket team represents the country of England in international fixtures including bilateral series against other nations or any of the global events organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Nicknamed The Three Lions, the team features in multi-national tournaments including the ICC Cricket World Cup, ICC Champions Trophy, ICC T20 World Cup, and the ICC World Test Championship.

The England cricket team is one of the oldest national teams in cricketing history. They were hosts to the first-ever Test match in 1877 and were involved in the first-ever ODI in 1971, both against the Australian cricket team. The ‘Home of Cricket’ i.e. the Lord’s Cricket Ground is the home ground of the English team. As of January 2025, they have participated in all ICC tournaments.

England’s squad and support staff

As of January 2025, all-rounder Ben Stokes is the captain of the English Test side and middle-order batter Ollie Pope is the vice-captain.

Wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler is the captain of the white-ball team (ODIs and T20Is).

*Last updated in Jan 2025

England’s squad - Test

As of January 2025, the English test squad comprises five batters, seven bowlers, three all-rounders, and a wicketkeeper-batter.

Ben Stokes is the regular skipper of the English Test side and Ollie Pope is the vice-captain of the team.

*Last updated in Jan 2025

England’s squad - ODI

As of January 2025, Jos Buttler is the captain of the English ODI team. Two batters, six bowlers, five all-rounders, and three wicketkeeper-batters embody the ODI squad of the English cricket team.

*Last updated in Jan 2025

England’s squad - T20I

As of January 2025, Jos Buttler is the captain of the English T20I team. The squad consists of two batters, six bowlers, five all-rounders, and two wicketkeeper-batters.

*Last updated in Jan 2025

England’s supporting staff

The supporting staff of the English cricket team includes former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum, the red-ball coach. According to the official website of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), McCullum is set to take over as England’s all-format coach in January 2025.

As of January 2025, former English batter Marcus Trescothick has been appointed as the interim white-ball coach of the English limited-overs side.

After retiring from international cricket, veteran English pacer James Anderson has been appointed as the bowling consultant for the English Test team.

Former New Zealand spinner Jeetan Patel works as the spin bowling coach.

Carl Hopkinson and Richard Dawson worked as supporting staff of the English team, but resigned following McCullum’s positioning as England’s all-format coach.

*Last updated in Jan 2025

England’s records and honors

The English cricket team played all of their first international matches against Australia across formats. They have clinched the ICC Cricket World Cup once (2019) and the ICC T20 World Cup twice (2010 and 2022), but are yet to be crowned champions in the ICC Champions Trophy and the ICC World Test Championship, as of January 2025.

England’s records

Under the captaincy of James Lillywhite, the England cricket team played their first Test match against the Australian men’s cricket team in Melbourne on March 15, 1877. On January 5, 1971, England played the first-ever ODI against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) under Ray Illingworth’s captaincy. England played their inaugural T20I match with Michael Vaughan as the captain against Australia in The Rose Bowl, Southampton on June 13, 2005, and won the game.

As of January 2025, England has played 1083 Tests and won 400 Tests. In ODIs, England has played 805 matches and won 403 games. The Englishmen have won 104 T20Is of the 199 T20Is they have played.

According to The Times Of India, England became the first team to score 500,000 in Test history in the England vs New Zealand Test series in November-December 2024.

*Last updated in Jan 2025

England’s honors

The England cricket team won their maiden ICC title in 2010 when they clinched the maiden ICC World Twenty20 against arch-rivals Australia in 2010 in the West Indies under the captaincy of Paul Collingwood.

Eoin Morgan and his men lifted the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 by the barest of margins as hosts by winning the Super Over against New Zealand at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground.

Under the captaincy of Jos Buttler, England was crowned the T20 World Cup champions in 2022 in Australia by defeating runners-up Pakistan.

The England cricket team finished as runners-up in the ICC Cricket World Cups on three occasions before tasting glory in 2019. They finished as runners-up against the West Indies in the Prudential World Cup 1979, lost against Australia in the Reliance World Cup 1987, and ended as runners-up against Pakistan in the Benson and Hedges World Cup 1992.

In the ICC T20 World Cups, England finished as runners-up against two-time champions West Indies in the ICC World T20 2016.

England ended as runners-up against the West Indies in the ICC Champions Trophy 2004 and India in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 respectively.

*Last updated in Jan 2025

England’s governing body

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) governs the England cricket team and all the domestic cricket in England. The ECB replaced the Test and County Cricket Board (TCCB) in 1997 and has been conducting all the cricket operations for the England cricket team. According to the official website of the ECB, the board generates an annual revenue of USD 310 million, with 75% (USD 225 million) of the total revenue originating from its broadcasting rights to the United Kingdom, primarily from Sky Sports, and BBC Sports, and international broadcasting. The rest of the 25% (USD 85 million) is generated from its source of income from the ICC, sponsorship deals, ticket sales, etc.

The ECB has its headquarters at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. According to the ECB’s official website, Richard Gould is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the ECB. Rob Andrew works as the Managing Director of Professional Game, while the Director of Business Operations is managed by Vikram Banerjee. Meena Botros provides solutions to pertaining legal affairs as the General Counsel. Leshia Hawkins works as the Managing Director of Recreational Game. Former English cricketer Rob Key has been designated as the Managing Director of ECB since April 2022. Kate Miller is appointed as the Chief Communications Officer. The HR Director, Zoë Reynolds, manages the scouting of talented youngsters to cater to the team’s needs. Chief Commercial Officer Tony Singh works on spectatorship and generating different forms of revenue from various available sources. In April 2024, Nimesh Kataria was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer to manage the average expenses of the cricketing board. In pursuit of supervising the domestic competitions, Neil Snowball was named the Managing Director of Competitions and Major Events in January 2024.

*Last updated in Jan 2025

The English team jersey

As of January 2025, the English cricket team uses three different jerseys for three different formats in international cricket. England’s limited-over jerseys have always carried various shades of blue, mostly on the darker side of blue.

According to ECB’s official handle on X, their ODI kit presents light blue on the lines of vivid cerulean blue with a sapphire blue pattern on the shirt. According to ECB’s official website, England Cricket’s kit partner Castore has been working on providing new kits for the team on a long-term basis.

According to Cricket Australia’s official website, the T20I jersey, which was officially launched for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, possesses a red color with black shades on the shoulder.

For the Test format, the England cricket team uses the regular white jersey while playing in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship Cycle 2023-25.

England’s international grounds

The English cricket team represents the English nation in international cricket and hosts some iconic international cricket grounds, including the glorious Lord’s Cricket Ground, revered as ‘The Home of Cricket.’

*Last updated in Jan 2025

As of January 2025, England has hosted five ICC Cricket World Cups, one T20 World Cup, three ICC Champions Trophies, and two ICC World Test Championship finals. They hosted the inaugural edition of the Prudential World Cup in 1975 and successively hosted it in 1979 and 1983. According to the official website of the ICC, England primarily hosted the ICC World Cup 1999 with co-hosts, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and the Netherlands.

England hosted their first ICC Champions Trophy in 2004.

They hosted the second edition of the ICC World Twenty20 in 2009.

England and Wales hosted the Champions Trophy in 2013 and 2017.

They also hosted the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2019.

Southampton hosted the inaugural final of the ICC World Test Championship in 2021.

London was the host for the final of the second edition in 2023 and will host the third edition of the final in June 2025.

According to Cricket Australia’s official website, England will co-host the ICC T20 World Cup 2030 with Ireland and Scotland.

*Last updated in Jan 2025