England

ICC Cricket / England

The England National Cricket Team has been a full member of the ICC since 15 June, 1909, representing both England and Wales. They were one of the first teams to be given Test status (along with Australia) in 1877.

Founded: 1846
Main Ground: Lords Cricket Ground

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The REAL cost of the MCG Ashes disaster is revealed - and it's far worse than $10million
The REAL cost of the MCG Ashes disaster is revealed - and it's far worse than $10million
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 21:04:49 GMT

The Melbourne Cricket Club is reportedly bracing for major losses of around $25million (£12.39m) in the wake of the Boxing Day Test pitch debacle. 

Pat Cummins is hit by a new setback ahead of T20 World Cup after a back injury almost wiped out his Ashes series
Pat Cummins is hit by a new setback ahead of T20 World Cup after a back injury almost wiped out his Ashes series
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:49:45 GMT

Pat Cummins will be named in Australia's T20 World Cup squad despite ongoing uncertainty around whether he will be cleared of injury in time to lead the pace attack.

Australia are usually bad winners but at least they've been good losers too. Now after MCG humbling I'm having to rethink that - here's why, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
Australia are usually bad winners but at least they've been good losers too. Now after MCG humbling I'm having to rethink that - here's why, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:03:36 GMT

This is my sixth Ashes tour, and the previous five had encouraged a hypothesis: even if Australians aren't always gracious winners, they can be magnanimous in defeat.

ICC hands down verdict on MCG pitch with Cricket Australia set to lose millions after Boxing Day Test debacle
ICC hands down verdict on MCG pitch with Cricket Australia set to lose millions after Boxing Day Test debacle
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 09:32:31 GMT

The MCG has been handed one demerit point after the ICC deemed the Boxing Day Test match pitch 'unsatisfactory'. 

Why Steve Smith believes a TV screen turned the Boxing Day Test - and NOT the most controversial wicket of the Ashes
Why Steve Smith believes a TV screen turned the Boxing Day Test - and NOT the most controversial wicket of the Ashes
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 05:51:05 GMT

Fans and experts have been lashing out at the state of the pitch at the MCG after the Test only lasted two days - but Steve Smith has a very different take on Australia's loss.

Fashionista cricket WAG Emma Lyon explains her VERY surprising Ashes outfit
Fashionista cricket WAG Emma Lyon explains her VERY surprising Ashes outfit
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 05:27:05 GMT

Lyon has forged a reputation as one of the best dressed WAGs in the cricket world with her expensive tastes.

Aussie cricket great calls for one of the game's oldest traditions to be SCRAPPED after Boxing Day Test disaster
Aussie cricket great calls for one of the game's oldest traditions to be SCRAPPED after Boxing Day Test disaster
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 04:31:34 GMT

The call comes after 36 wickets fell in just two days of play at the MCG in scenes that left fans and the sport short-changed.

Piers Morgan accuses Aussie cricket of a 'pathetic' act in the wake of Boxing Day Test farce
Piers Morgan accuses Aussie cricket of a 'pathetic' act in the wake of Boxing Day Test farce
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 04:14:34 GMT

Morgan didn't hold back in the wake of England's win in Melbourne, with the victory coming amid high drama over the state of the wicket.

Blow for England as Gus Atkinson injury rules him out of the Sydney Ashes Test
Blow for England as Gus Atkinson injury rules him out of the Sydney Ashes Test
Mon, 29 Dec 2025 01:15:58 GMT

First the tourists lost pacemen Mark Wood and Jofra Archer, and now they've lost another quick as they seek to win the final two matches of the series.

Cricket fans were hoping for an exhibition match to make up for the two-day Test debacle at the MCG - but one Aussie star has a VERY blunt two-word message for them
Cricket fans were hoping for an exhibition match to make up for the two-day Test debacle at the MCG - but one Aussie star has a VERY blunt two-word message for them
Sun, 28 Dec 2025 16:17:21 GMT

Travis Head has said there was 'no chance' he was going to put his pads back on for a proposed exhibition match at the MCG on Sunday, after the Boxing Day Test ended in two days.

See Ben Duckett's cheeky response when a fan asks if he wants a beer after his boozy Ashes controversy
See Ben Duckett's cheeky response when a fan asks if he wants a beer after his boozy Ashes controversy
Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:44:21 GMT

Ben Duckett dished up a cheeky response to jeers from fans inside the MCG during the Boxing Day Test.

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