The England cricket team 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).England and Australia were the first teams to be granted Test status on 15 March 1877 and they gained full membership to the International Cricket Council (ICC) on 15 June 1909. England and Australia also took part in the first One Day International (ODI) on 5 January 1971. England played their first Twenty20 match on 13 June 2005 and once again their opponents were Australia.

As of 18 May 2009, England have won 308 of the 885 Test matches they have played and are ranked fifth in the ICC Test Championship.They have finished runners-up in 3 Cricket World Cups (1979, 1987 and 1992) and are ranked sixth in the ICC ODI Championship.Andy Flower was appointed head coach.