The England cricket team represents England and Wales in Test cricket. Since 2020, England has played 61 Test matches, resulting in 30 victories, 8 draws and 23 defeats.[2]
England has faced India most frequently during this period—playing 14 matches against them followed by 10 matches against Australia. England have won more matches than they have lost against Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies. While they have losing records against Australia and India.[3] England have won four matches by an innings, with their largest victory being by an innings and 114 runs against the West Indies in 2024. They have won by ten wickets twice during this period, and their largest victory by runs alone was against the West Indies in 2020, whom they beat by 269 runs. Conversely, England has lost by an innings 4 times since 2020.
Key
edit| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| No. (Eng.) | Match number for England (i.e. 1050 was England's 1,050th Test match) |
| No. (Ove.) | Match number overall (i.e. 2500 was the 2,500th Test match) |
| Opposition | The team England were playing against |
| Venue | The cricket ground where the match was played |
| Home/Away | Whether the venue is home (England or Wales) or away (opponent's home) |
| Start date | Starting date of the Test match |
| Result | Result of the match for England |
| Series (result) | What series the match was part of, with the result listed in brackets; England's tally first (i.e. (2–1) means that England won two matches, and their opponents won one match) |
Matches
edit| No. (Eng.) |
No. (Ove.) |
Opposition | Venue | H/A | Start date | Result | Series (result)[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1020 | 2379 |  South Africa |
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | Away | 3 January 2020 | Won by 189 runs | England in South Africa, 2019–20 (3–1)[a] |
| 1021 | 2380 | South Africa |
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | Away | 16 January 2020 | Won by an innings and 53 runs | |
| 1022 | 2382 | South Africa |
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Away | 24 January 2020 | Won by 191 runs | |
| 1023 | 2388 |  West Indies |
Rose Bowl, Southampton | Home | 8 July 2020 | Lost by 4 wickets | West Indies in England, 2020 (2–1) |
| 1024 | 2389 | West Indies |
Old Trafford, Manchester | Home | 16 July 2020 | Won by 113 runs | |
| 1025 | 2390 | West Indies |
Old Trafford, Manchester | Home | 24 July 2020 | Won by 269 runs | |
| 1026 | 2391 |  Pakistan |
Old Trafford, Manchester | Home | 5 August 2020 | Won by 3 wickets | Pakistan in England, 2020 (1–0) |
| 1027 | 2392 | Pakistan |
Rose Bowl, Southampton | Home | 13 August 2020 | Match drawn | |
| 1028 | 2393 | Pakistan |
Rose Bowl, Southampton | Home | 21 August 2020 | Match drawn | |
| 1029 | 2403 |  Sri Lanka |
Galle International Stadium, Galle | Away | 14 January 2021 | Won by 7 wickets | England in Sri Lanka, 2020–21 (2–0) |
| 1030 | 2405 | Sri Lanka |
Galle International Stadium, Galle | Away | 22 January 2021 | Won by 6 wickets | |
| 1031 | 2409 |  India |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Away | 5 February 2021 | Won by 227 runs | England in India, 2020–21 (1–3) |
| 1032 | 2411 | India |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Away | 13 February 2021 | Lost by 317 runs | |
| 1033 | 2412 | India |
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | Away | 24 February 2021 | Lost by 10 wickets | |
| 1034 | 2414 | India |
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | Away | 4 March 2021 | Lost by an innings and 25 runs | |
| 1035 | 2422 |  New Zealand |
Lord's, London | Home | 2 June 2021 | Match drawn | New Zealand in England, 2021 (0–1) |
| 1036 | 2423 | New Zealand |
Edgbaston, Birmingham | Home | 10 June 2021 | Lost by 8 wickets | |
| 1037 | 2428 | India |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Home | 4 August 2021 | Match drawn | India in England, 2021 (2–2) |
| 1038 | 2429 | India |
Lord's, London | Home | 12 August 2021 | Lost by 151 runs | |
| 1039 | 2432 | India |
Headingley, Leeds | Home | 25 August 2021 | Won by an innings and 76 runs | |
| 1040 | 2433 | India |
The Oval, London | Home | 2 September 2021 | Lost by 157 runs | |
| 1041 | 2440 |  Australia |
The Gabba, Brisbane | Away | 8 December 2021 | Lost by 9 wickets | 2021–22 Ashes series (0–4) |
| 1041 | 2441 | Australia |
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Away | 16 December 2021 | Lost by 275 runs | |
| 1042 | 2442 | Australia |
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Away | 26 December 2021 | Lost by an innings and 14 runs | |
| 1043 | 2446 | Australia |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Away | 5 January 2022 | Match drawn | |
| 1044 | 2449 | Australia |
Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Away | 14 January 2022 | Lost by 146 runs | |
| 1045 | 2454 | West Indies |
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound | Away | 8 March 2022 | Match drawn | England in the West Indies, 2021–22 (0–1) |
| 1046 | 2457 | West Indies |
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Away | 16 March 2022 | Match drawn | |
| 1047 | 2459 | West Indies |
National Cricket Stadium, St. George's | Away | 24 March 2022 | Lost by 10 wickets | |
| 1048 | 2464 | New Zealand |
Lord's, London | Home | 2 June 2022 | Won by 5 wickets | New Zealand in England, 2022 (3–0) |
| 1049 | 2465 | New Zealand |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Home | 10 June 2022 | Won by 5 wickets | |
| 1050 | 2467 | New Zealand |
Headingley, Leeds | Home | 23 June 2022 | Won by 7 wickets | |
| 1051 | 2470 | India |
Edgbaston, Birmingham | Home | 1 July 2022 | Won by 7 wickets | India in England, 2021 (2–2) |
| 1052 | 2474 | South Africa |
Lord's, London | Home | 17 August 2022 | Lost by an innings and 12 runs | South Africa in England, 2022 (2–1) |
| 1053 | 2475 | South Africa |
Old Trafford, Manchester | Home | 25 August 2022 | Won by an innings and 85 runs | |
| 1054 | 2476 | South Africa |
The Oval, London | Home | 8 September 2022 | Won by 9 wickets | |
| 1055 | 2478 | Pakistan |
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Away | 1 December 2022 | Won by 74 runs | England in Pakistan, 2022–23 (3–0) |
| 1056 | 2480 | Pakistan |
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | Away | 9 December 2022 | Won by 26 runs | |
| 1057 | 2483 | Pakistan |
National Stadium, Karachi | Away | 17 December 2022 | Won by 8 wickets | |
| 1058 | 2492 | New Zealand |
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | Away | 16 February 2023 | Won by 267 runs | England in New Zealand, 2022–23 (1–1) |
| 1059 | 2494 | New Zealand |
Basin Reserve, Wellington | Away | 24 February 2023 | Lost by 1 run | |
| 1060 | 2504 |  Ireland |
Lord's, London | Home | 1 June 2023 | Won by 10 wickets | Ireland in England, 2023 (1–0) |
| 1061 | 2507 | Australia |
Edgbaston, Birmingham | Home | 16 June 2023 | Lost by 2 wickets | 2023 Ashes series (2–2) |
| 1062 | 2508 | Australia |
Lord's, London | Home | 28 June 2023 | Lost by 43 runs | |
| 1063 | 2509 | Australia |
Headingley, Leeds | Home | 6 July 2023 | Won by 3 wickets | |
| 1064 | 2512 | Australia |
Old Trafford, Manchester | Home | 19 July 2023 | Match drawn | |
| 1065 | 2515 | Australia |
The Oval, London | Home | 27 July 2023 | Won by 49 runs | |
| 1066 | 2525 | India |
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | Away | 25 January 2024 | Won by 24 runs | England in India, 2023–24 (1–4) |
| 1067 | 2526 | India |
Dr. Y. S. Rajashekar Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam | Away | 2 February 2024 | Lost by 106 runs | |
| 1068 | 2530 | India |
Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot | Away | 15 February 2024 | Lost by 434 runs | |
| 1069 | 2531 | India |
JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi | Away | 23 February 2024 | Lost by 5 wickets | |
| 1070 | 2534 | India |
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala | Away | 7 March 2024 | Lost by an innings and 64 runs | |
| 1071 | 2538 | West Indies |
Lord's, London | Home | 10 July 2024 | Won by an innings and 114 runs | West Indies in England, 2024 (3–0) |
| 1072 | 2539 | West Indies |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Home | 18 July 2024 | Won by 241 runs | |
| 1073 | 2541 | West Indies |
Edgbaston, Birmingham | Home | 26 July 2024 | Won by 10 wickets | |
| 1074 | 2545 | Sri Lanka |
Old Trafford, Manchester | Home | 21 August 2024 | Won by 5 wickets | Sri Lanka in England, 2024 (3–0) |
| 1075 | 2546 | Sri Lanka |
Lord's, London | Home | 29 August 2024 | Won by 190 runs | |
| 1076 | 2548 | Sri Lanka |
The Oval, London | Home | 6 September 2024 | Lost by 8 wickets | |
| 1077 | 2553 | Pakistan |
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | Away | 7 October 2024 | Won by an innings and 47 runs | England in Pakistan, 2024–25 (1–2) |
| 1078 | 2554 | Pakistan |
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | Away | 15 October 2024 | Lost by 152 runs | |
| 1079 | 2558 | Pakistan |
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Away | 24 October 2024 | Lost by 9 wickets |
Summary
edit| Team | Total matches[2][3] | Home matches[6][7] | Away matches[8][9] | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | W/L | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | W/L | Mat | Won | Lost | Draw | W/L | |
| Australia | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0.333 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.000 |
| India | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0.444 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.285 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| New Zealand | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2.000 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2.500 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.000 |
| South Africa | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5.000 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.000 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| West Indies | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2.500 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5.000 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.000 |
| Total | 61 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 1.304 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2.250 | 30 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 0.800 |
Notes
edit- ^ The 2019–20 series between England and South Africa started in 2019; the first result is listed at England cricket team Test results (2005–2019).
References
edit- ^ "Runs scored: England players in Test cricket between 1 January 2020 to present". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Overall figures: England in Test matches between 1 January 2020 to present". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Overall figures by opposition: England in Test matches between 1 January 2020 to present". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Results: England in Test matches between 1 January 2020 to present". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Matches: England in Test matches between 1 January 2020 to present". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Overall figures by opposition: England in Test matches at home between 1 January 2020 to present". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Statistics: England in Test matches at home between 1 January 2020 to present". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Overall figures by opposition: England in Test matches away from home between 1 January 2020 to present". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Statistics: England in Test matches away from home between 1 January 2020 to present". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2024.