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The English cricket team is a national cricket team representing England. The team can, and has done on numerous occasions, include players from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is administrated by the England and Wales Cricket Board.

Cricket developed as a sport in England, so unsurprisingly England is both a founding Test cricket and one-day international nation. England played in the first Test match in 1877 (against Australia in Melbourne) and also the first one-day international in 1971 (also against Australia in Melbourne).

England has been one of the most dominant teams in international cricket, fielding a strong side for most of cricket's history. This dominance began to fall away in the 1980s as England was overshadowed by Australia, the West Indies, IndiaThe Indian cricket team is a national cricket team representing India. It made its Test debut on June 25, 1932 at Lord's, England. In 1983, they won the Cricket World Cup and reached the final in 2003. Some of its current members are Sachin Tendulkar, Sau, PakistanThe Pakistani cricket team is a national cricket team representing Pakistan. It is administrated by the Pakistan Cricket Board. Pakistan is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and one-day international status. It played its first, and South AfricaThe South African cricket team also known as The Proteas is a national cricket team representing South Africa. It is administrated by the United Cricket Board of South Africa. South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test an. Since 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri, English cricket has seen a resurgence and once again the team is one of the strongest international sides.

1 History of English international cricket

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