The England team celebrate victory over Australia in the 2015 Ashes series

The England cricket team represents England and Wales in international cricket and is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test and One Day International (ODI) status.[1] England is the joint oldest team in Test history, having played in the first ever Test match in 1877 against Australia.[2] England and Australia also played the first ODI on 5 January 1971. England's first Twenty20 International (T20I) was played on 13 June 2005, once more against Australia.

As of 20 June 2023, England has played 1062 Test matches, winning 389 and losing 319 (with 354 draws). The team has won The Ashes on 32 occasions, two fewer than their opponent, Australia.[3]

The team has played 779 ODIs to the same date, winning 392 and losing 348. 9 matches have been tied and 30 ended with no result.[4] England's record in ODI tournaments includes winning the Cricket World Cup in 2019, as well as finishing as runners-up in 1979, 1987 and 1992. They also reached the finals of two ICC Champions Trophies (2004 and 2013).

The team has played 173 Twenty20 Internationals, winning 90, losing 75, 2 tie+win and 6 no-results.[5] The best T20I tournament results for England came when they won the ICC World Twenty20 in 2010, beating their rivals Australia in the final, and triumphing again in 2022.

As of January 2021, England have faced ten teams in Test cricket, with their most frequent opponent being Ashes rivals, Australia; playing 351 matches against them.[6] Due to playing more matches against them, they have registered the most wins (110) against Australia, but their best winning percentage is 90.00 against Bangladesh, having won 9 of 10 Tests.[6] In ODI matches, England have played against 18 teams; they have played against Australia most frequently, with a winning percentage of 42.95 in 152 matches.[7] Against the major ODI nations, England have defeated Pakistan on 56 occasions with a winning percentage of 63.63, which is their best record in ODIs.[7] The team have competed against 11 countries in T20Is, and have played 21 matches against New Zealand.[8]

Key

  • M – Number of matches played
  • W – Number of matches won
  • L – Number of matches lost
  • T – Number of matches tied
  • D – Number of matches ended in a draw
  • NR – Number of matches ended with no result
  • Tie+W – Number of matches tied and then won in a tiebreaker such as a bowl-out or Super Over
  • Tie+L – Number of matches tied and then lost in a tiebreaker such as a bowl-out or Super Over
  • Win% – Percentage of games won to those played[n 1]
  • First – Year of the first match played by England against the country
  • Last – Year of the last match played by England against the country

Test cricket

Team Opponent 1st Test Last Test Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied % Won
 England  Australia March 1877 January 2022 356 110 150 96 0 30.89
 Bangladesh October 2003 November 2016 10 9 1 0 0 90.00
 India June 1932 July 2022 131 50 31 50 0 38.16
 Ireland July 2019 July 2019 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
 New Zealand January 1930 June 2022 110 51 12 47 0 46.36
 Pakistan June 1954 December 2022 89 29 21 39 0 32.58
 South Africa March 1889 September 2022 156 66 35 55 0 42.30
 Sri Lanka February 1982 January 2021 36 17 8 11 0 47.22
 West Indies June 1928 January 2022 163 51 59 53 0 31.28
 Zimbabwe December 1996 June 2003 6 3 0 3 0 50.00
Source: ESPNCricinfo. Last updated: 14 February 2023 AB.

One Day International

Team Opponent 1st ODI Last ODI Matches Won Lost Tied No result % Won
 England  Afghanistan 13 May 2015 18 June 2019 2 2 0 0 0 100.00
 Australia 5 January 1971 16 September 2020 152 63 84 2 3 42.95
 Bangladesh 5 October 2000 8 June 2019 21 17 4 0 0 80.95
 Canada 13 June 1979 18 March 2007 2 2 0 0 0 100.00
East Africa 14 June 1975 14 June 1975 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
 India 13 July 1974 28 March 2021 103 43 55 2 3 44
 Ireland 13 June 2006 4 August 2020 13 10 2 0 1 76.92
 Kenya 18 May 1999 24 March 2007 2 2 0 0 0 100.00
 Namibia 19 February 2003 19 February 2003 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
 Netherlands 22 February 1996 22 February 2011 3 3 0 0 0 100.00
 New Zealand 18 July 1973 14 July 2019 91 41 43 3 4 48.85
 Pakistan 31 August 1974 13 July 2021 91 56 32 0 3 63.63
 Scotland 18 August 2008 10 June 2018 5 3 1 0 1 75.00
 South Africa 12 March 1992 9 February 2020 63 28 30 1 4 48.85
 Sri Lanka 13 February 1982 4 July 2021 78 38 36 1 3 51.33
 United Arab Emirates 18 February 1996 18 February 1996 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
 West Indies 5 September 1973 14 June 2019 102 52 44 0 6 54.16
 Zimbabwe 18 March 1992 5 December 2004 30 21 8 0 1 72.41
Source: ESPNCricinfo Last updated: 14 February 2022.

Twenty20 International

Team Opponent 1st T20I Last T20I Matches Won Lost Tied No result % Won
 England  Afghanistan 21 September 2012 22 October 2022 3 3 0 0 0 100.00
 Australia 13 June 2005 9 September 2020 19 8 10 0 1 44.00
 India 19 September 2007 20 March 2021 19 9 10 0 0 47.36
 Ireland 4 May 2010 26 Oct 2022 2 0 1 0 1 –
 Netherlands 5 June 2009 31 March 2014 2 0 2 0 0 0.00
 New Zealand 18 September 2007 10 November 2019 21 12 7 1 1 62.50
 Pakistan 28 August 2006 1 September 2020 18 11 5 1 1 67.64
 South Africa 16 September 2007 1 December 2020 21 11 9 0 1 55
 Sri Lanka 15 June 2006 26 June 2021 12 8 4 0 0 66.66
 West Indies 28 June 2007 10 March 2019 18 7 11 0 0 38.89
 Zimbabwe 13 September 2007 13 September 2007 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
Source: ESPNCricinfo. Last updated: 26 June 2021.

Notes

  1. ^ Games that did not have a result are not taken into consideration while calculating the result percentage. Ties are counted as half a win.

References

  1. ^ "ICC Members Countries". International Cricket Council (ICC). Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  2. ^ "1st Test: Australia v England at Melbourne, Mar 15–19, 1877 | Cricket Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Test matches / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Records / One-Day Internationals / Team records / Results summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Team records / Results summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Records / England / Test matches / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Records / England / One-Day Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Records / England / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
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