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England Cricket · Long-Term Strategy
Can England's Aggressive Test Blueprint Survive to the 2027 Ashes?
England's hyper-aggressive red-ball approach has broken the mould, but questions remain over whether the style and its personnel can endure into the 2027 Ashes.
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Sri Lanka – England England won
England won by 55 runs
Pakistan – England England lost
Pakistan won by 1 wicket
Sri Lanka 430/8 – 429/4 England England lost
Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets
Pakistan 302/9 – 215 England England lost
Pakistan won by 87 runs
England 355/7 – 132 Sri Lanka England won
England won by 223 runs
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2025 World Test Championship
Test cricket's league, played in two-year cycles since 2019, with the top two meeting in a one-off final. Engl...
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Cricket · Explainer
The Ashes explained: the urn, the rules and why it matters to England

The numbers behind England
Records
The long haul
Test caps
- 01 James Anderson 2003–2024 188
- 02 Joe Root 2012–2026 169
- 03 Stuart Broad 2007–2023 167
- 04 Alastair Cook 2006–2018 161
- 05 Alec Stewart 1990–2003 133
The run machines
Test runs
- 01 Joe Root 2012–2026 14,278
- 02 Alastair Cook 2006–2018 12,472
- 03 Graham Gooch 1975–1995 8,900
- 04 Alec Stewart 1990–2003 8,463
- 05 David Gower 1978–1992 8,231
England cricket · Responsible betting guide
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2Series winner
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3Top run scorer
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