Under the governance of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) since 1997, the England cricket team represents England and Wales in cricket tournaments. The cricket team was governed by Marylebone Cricket Club until it switched to ECB in 1997. England’s cricket team is a member of the ICC and the Scottish and Irish players also played for England till the 1990s as those countries weren’t ICC members.
England Cricket Team Captain: Jos Buttler
Content Summary
Jos Buttler enjoys captainship over the England Cricket team in limited-overs cricket and represents Lancashire in domestic cricket. Buttler is a renowned batter known for his aggressive and innovative batting style.
Star Player
Ben Stokes is the best player on England’s cricket team. The undisputed king of cricket, Ben Stokes, is known as the star payer of England. He is one of the most influential cricketers. With his strategical batting and management skills, no doubt he was named the Man of the Match in 2019.
He plays for England T20I team and represents Durham in domestic cricket. 2019 was Ben’s year as he lead his team to victory in the ICC Cricket World Cup, bringing home the prestigious trophy for the first time. Stokes is the holder of many esteemed awards like the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award and the ICC Award for Best Men’s Cricketer
England Cricket Team Coach
Brendon McCullum
Brendon McCullum is a former, renowned New Zealand cricketer. He was appointed as Test Format head coach for the England cricket team in May 2022. Brendon is known for being the best batsman and for his quick scoring. He also has the reputation of being one of the best captains in New Zealand’s cricket history.
England Cricket Team Squad
The ECB hasn’t announced the cricket team squad for the World Cup, but we might have a few predictions.
| Player name | Role |
| Jason Roy | Batsman |
| Jonny Bairstow | Wicket-keeper Batsman |
| Joe Root | Batsman |
| Ben Stokes | All-rounder |
| Liam Livingstone | All-rounder |
| Jos Buttler | Wicket-keeper |
| Sam Curran | All-rounder |
| Chris Woakes | All-rounder |
| Jofra Archer | Bowler |
| Adil Rashid | Bowler |
| Mark Wood | Bowler |
England has the best players and they have showcased their talent in Super League quite well. Let’s see what this team will do in the ICC World Cup
When will the team squad be announced?
ECB has yet to issue an official notification regarding the team squad for ICC World Cup 2023. We will update you once ECB will come forward with the decision, which will probably happen before the World Cup Qualifiers.
Possible Lineup
ECB has yet to announce the lineup for ICC World Cup 2023, but being cricket fanatics, we made a few predictions:
Which Players From the Current Squad Have Played in Previous World Cup Tournaments?
Let’s take a look at the players who have previously played in the World Cup.
| Player name | World Cup year |
| Jason Roy | 2019 |
| Joe Root | 2019, 2015 |
| Ben Stokes | 2019 |
| Jos Buttler | 2019, 2015 |
| Chris Woakes | 2019, 2015 |
| Jofra Archer | 2019 |
| Adil Rashid | 2019 |
| Mark Wood | 2019 |
History of England at the Cricket World Cup
England cricket team has been a part of the Cricket World Cup ever since the tournament’s debut in 1975. Cricket World Cup made its debut with England as the host country and ever since then England has had the pleasure to host Cricket World Cup four times i.e., 1979, 1983, 1999, and 2019.
| Year | Description |
| 1975 | Lost to Australia in the semifinals |
| 1979 | Runners-up, lost to West Indies in the finals |
| 1983 | Made it to the semifinals but lost to India |
| 1987 | Runners-up, lost to Australia in the finals |
| 1992 | Made it to the finals but lost to Pakistan |
| 1996 | Made it to the quarterfinals but lost to Sri Lanka |
| 1999 | Were only able to reach the Pool stage |
| 2003 | Only reached the Pool stage |
| 2007 | Only reached Super 8 |
| 2011 | Reached the quarterfinals but lost to Sri Lanka |
| 2015 | Only reached the Pool stage |
| 2019 | Champions, brought the World Cup trophy home |