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The fall and rise of English cricket

  • England rock bottom

    England rock bottom
    Ranked as the lowest test nation side after losing 2-1 in a series to New Zealand
  • England appoint Duncan Fletcher

    England appoint Duncan Fletcher
    Following the arrival of Fletcher, England then went on to beat West Indies in a test series and beat Pakistan and Sri Lanka in one day internationals.
  • England Drubbed by Australia

    England Drubbed by Australia
  • Nasser Hussain resigns as captain after Ashes loss

    Nasser Hussain resigns as captain after Ashes loss
  • Michael Vaughen announced as England captin

    Michael Vaughen announced as England captin
  • Things Brighten up

    Things Brighten up
    Under Michael Vaughan England gain test wins against New Zealand 3-0, West Indies 4-0 and South Africa 2-1
  • England Win Ashes

    England Win Ashes
    England defeat Australia in epic test match to seal the series 2-1 on home turf
  • England suffer transition

    England suffer transition
    Due to injuries and players retiring England were forced to change the whole team around. Andrew Flintoff took over as captain
  • Crushing defeat to Australia

    Crushing defeat to Australia
    England suffered a crushing tour, getting hammered 5-0 in the test series. The first whitewash in 86 years
  • Duncan Fletcher resigns after 8 year in charged. Replaced by Peter Moores

    Duncan Fletcher resigns after 8 year in charged. Replaced by Peter Moores
    After a poor performance at the 2007 cricket world cup England parted with coach Fletcher after heavy losses to New Zealand, Austraila and South Africa.
  • Pietersen named England captain

    Pietersen named England captain
    Kevin Pietersen has been selected as England captain, replacing the retiring Michael Vaughan and being chosen over ex stand in captiain Andrew Flintoff.
  • Moores and Pietersen resign

    Moores and Pietersen resign
    After defeat in India, Pietersen demanded to hold talks with the English Cricket Board over the role of coach Peter Moores. Days later, Pietersen made remarks to the media about there being an 'unhealthy situation' that needed to be resolved in the England camp. Moores and Pietersen were believed to be in disagreement on several issues, Moores was removed as England's coach by the ECB, and Pietersen unexpectedly resigned as captain.
  • Strauss made new captain

    Strauss made new captain
  • England Ladies seal World Cup victory

    England Ladies seal World Cup victory
  • Flower made new England coach

    Flower made new England coach
  • England win Ashes on home soil

    England win Ashes on home soil
    Under new coach Andy Flower and new Perminant captain Andrew Strauss England edged Australia 2-1 in the test series. After a draw at Cardiff, a win at Lords a draw at Edgbaston and a loss at Headingly it all came down to the final test at the Oval in which England thumped the Aussies by 177 runs to seal the win.
  • England Draw In South Africa

    England Draw In South Africa
  • World 20/20 Glory

    World 20/20 Glory
    England secured their first victory at an ICC limited-overs tournament with a crushing seven-wicket win against Australia in the World Twenty20 final.
  • More Ashes Sucess

    More Ashes Sucess
    After a draw in the first test at the Gabba, Brisbane, England then cruised to an innings and 71 run victory to seal the second test at the Adelaide Oval. England then lost in the third test by 267 runs to level the series with two tests left. Australia then crumbled in the final tests and England retained the Ashes.
  • World Number One

    World Number One
    English Cricket continued to prosper over 2011. After beating Sri-Lanka England faced number 1 side India, the winners claiming the vital number one test side status. England cruised this test 4-0 to become world number 1.