England
From Cricipedia
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 February 2010 the England team have won 311 (34.74%) of the 895 Test matches they have played,[1] and are ranked fifth in the ICC Test Championship.[2] They have finished runners-up in three World Cups (1979, 1987 and 1992) and are currently ranked fifth in the ICC ODI rankings.[2]
Their current coach is Andy Flower who replaced Peter Moores following his sacking in January 2009.
References
- ↑ Records / Test matches / Team records / Results summary, Cricinfo
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 ICC team rankings, ICC
