England

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England is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) having been previously governed by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) from 1903 until the end of 1996.

England, along with Australia, were the first team to be granted Test status on 15 March 1877 and gained full membership to the International Cricket Council (ICC) on 15 June 1909. They also took part in the first ever One Day International (ODI) against Australia on 5 January 1971, while their first Twenty20 match occurred on 13 June 2005 with their opponents being Australia.

As of 3 February 2008 the England team have won 301 of the 867 Test matches they have played and are ranked fifth in the ICC Test Championship. They have finished runners-up in three World Cups (1979, 1987 and 1992) and are currently ranked seventh in the ICC ODI rankings.

Peter Moores was given the job of Head Coach on 1 May 2007 following the resignation of Duncan Fletcher after a poor 2007 World Cup campaign.

The team who are currently in New Zealand and they lost the one day inernational series 3-1. The first test starts soon and excpectaions are rising