English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1881–82 English cricket team in Australia and New Zealand in 1881–82 The 1881–82 Australia v England Test series was part of a first-class cricket tour of Australia, New Zealand and the United States by an England team led by Alfred Shaw. The four matches between Australia and the England team were later classified as Test matches, but are included in The Ashes which began later in 1882. The English tourists also played three other first-class matches in Australia. The team travelled across the Atlantic first and played five matches in the USA during October. Their first match in Australia began on
England women's cricket team record by opponent Cricket World Cup; England won the match by 135 runs. The team won the 1973,the 1993 and the 2009 editions of the women's Cricket World Cup. England have played 91 Test matches, 286 ODI matches and 73 Twenty20 Internationals since their first such contest in 2004. England have only played five different sides in Test cricket, with their most frequent opponent being Australia, against whom England have contested 47 Tests. The only sides that have beaten England in Test cricket are Australia and India. England have similarly faced Australia more times than any other team in ODI cricket, playing 65