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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ROBIN SMITH: I twice came within minutes of ending my life. Then last year the doctors gave me a 5% chance of survival after drinking a bottle of vodka a day for 12 years - and I cheated death
ROBIN SMITH: I twice came within minutes of ending my life. Then last year the doctors gave me a 5% chance of survival after drinking a bottle of vodka a day for 12 years - and I cheated death
Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:11:41 GMT

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: Robin Smith has had plenty to be grateful for, and much to test him. By his own admission, he is lucky still to be here.

Mark Wood lifts the lid on the scenes in the England dressing room after one of the most devastating Ashes losses ever
Mark Wood lifts the lid on the scenes in the England dressing room after one of the most devastating Ashes losses ever
Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:18:01 GMT

Mark Wood has lifted the lid on what the mood was like inside England's dressing room in the immediate aftermath of their disappointing defeat by Australia.

County cricket transfers round-up: The three teams targeting Shoaib Bashir and the unusual advice he got from England, the international spinners on Kent's radar, an Australia star Warwickshire want to poach and a class act tempting Yorkshire
County cricket transfers round-up: The three teams targeting Shoaib Bashir and the unusual advice he got from England, the international spinners on Kent's radar, an Australia star Warwickshire want to poach and a class act tempting Yorkshire
Tue, 25 Nov 2025 12:04:09 GMT

Bashir is in the unusual position of being England's established Test spinner, but a free agent at domestic level after his Somerset deal expired four weeks ago.

England's oldest surviving cricketers invited as VIP guests to 150th anniversary Test in Australia
England's oldest surviving cricketers invited as VIP guests to 150th anniversary Test in Australia
Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:37:50 GMT

RICHARD GIBSON IN PERTH: Some of England's oldest living cricketers are to be invited as special guests for the 150th anniversary Test match extravaganza in March 2027.

England just suffered one of their worst Ashes losses ever. What they did next will INFURIATE legends of the game
England just suffered one of their worst Ashes losses ever. What they did next will INFURIATE legends of the game
Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:06:04 GMT

The Ashes has suffered a second controversy involving golf in a matter of days after England cricket players were spotted hitting the fairways instead of the practice nets after their first Test shocker

Graham Thorpe's widow says he would still be alive if his 'cricket family' had supported him after his England sacking left him 'teetering on the edge' before his suicide aged 55
Graham Thorpe's widow says he would still be alive if his 'cricket family' had supported him after his England sacking left him 'teetering on the edge' before his suicide aged 55
Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:54:09 GMT

Graham Thorpe's widow has hit out at the network within English cricket, declaring her husband would still be alive if he was given better support.

THE JIMMY ANDERSON COLUMN: How England can hit back at the Gabba - the team I'd pick, the plans the bowlers need, my advice for Joe Root and why snubbed pink-ball warm-up match would have been so helpful
THE JIMMY ANDERSON COLUMN: How England can hit back at the Gabba - the team I'd pick, the plans the bowlers need, my advice for Joe Root and why snubbed pink-ball warm-up match would have been so helpful
Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:17:08 GMT

JIMMY ANDERSON: England have now got to treat this as a four-Test series, and forget that the first Test happened. They've got to try to win all four matches, starting in Brisbane.

Aussie legend makes shock call for long-serving cricket star to be AXED from Ashes team - and it's not Usman Khawaja
Aussie legend makes shock call for long-serving cricket star to be AXED from Ashes team - and it's not Usman Khawaja
Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:27:56 GMT

Plenty of fans and experts want Khawaja dropped for the second Test after the farcical scenes involving him in Perth - but a big name is going after a different scalp.

Aussie cricket legend Michael Clarke gets a stunning new job running an entire league
Aussie cricket legend Michael Clarke gets a stunning new job running an entire league
Tue, 25 Nov 2025 06:37:54 GMT

He has excelled at every format of the game, now cricket superstar Michael Clarke is set to step into the world of cricket administration.

Why these photos will have Aussie cricket fans breathing a sigh of relief
Why these photos will have Aussie cricket fans breathing a sigh of relief
Tue, 25 Nov 2025 05:19:27 GMT

The second Test in Brisbane begins on December 4 - and fans of the baggy green have just received a timely boost.

English cricket greats warn current crop of stars their fans could turn on them after awful Ashes defeat in Perth
English cricket greats warn current crop of stars their fans could turn on them after awful Ashes defeat in Perth
Mon, 24 Nov 2025 23:44:16 GMT

Droves of English fans have spent a fortune to come Down Under to follow their team - and what happened in Perth has left them furious, according to two former Three Lions skippers.

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