It took Nasser Hussain's battle-hardened captaincy, followed by Michael Vaughan's tranquil presence and collected approach to resurrect the fortunes of English cricket.Įngland also was the first team to play an One-Day International. David Sheppard had captained the first two Tests in his absence.Įngland were one of the top teams in Test cricket even till 1980s, but they reached their nadir in the 1990s.
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In 1952, when England crushed India 3-0 at home, Len Hutton had the honour of becoming the first professional captain to lead them. In 1932-33, the showdown between both teams reached epic proportions when Douglas Jardine, in an attempt to stop Don Bradman from scoring mountains of runs, had decided to develop the fast leg theory which in turn came to be known as Bodyline. Since then, both teams have fought tooth and nail to regain the Ashes Urn. It was the first ever Test match played in the history of the game.īy 1882-83, when England played Australia, the contest came to be known as the Ashes. The history of the England team though, can be traced back to 1877 when they took on Australia.
Cricket was introduced to the world by England way back in the 18th century WG Grace can almost certainly be considered the man responsible for shaping cricket the way we know it is today.
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