England and Australia were the first teams to play a Test match (15–19 March 1877), and along with South Africa, these nations formed the Imperial Cricket Conference (the predecessor to today's International Cricket Council) on 15 June 1909. England and Australia also played the first ODI on 5 January 1971. England's first T20I was played on 13 June 2005, once more against Australia.
As of 10 June 2025[update], England have played 1,084 Test matches, winning 401 and losing 328 (with 355 draws).[13] In the Test series against Australia, England play for The Ashes, one of the most famous trophies in all of sport, and they have won the urn on 32 occasions. England have also played 814 ODIs, winning 406.[14] They have appeared in the final of the Cricket World Cup four times (1979, 1987, 1992), winning their first in 2019; they have also finished as runners-up in two ICC Champions Trophies (2004 and 2013). England have played 207 T20Is, winning 108.[15] They won the ICC T20 World Cup in 2010 and 2022, and were runners-up in 2016.
As of June 2025[update], England are ranked second in Tests, eighth in ODIs and third in T20Is by the ICC.[4]