List of Captains for England in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

List of captains
Player
Span
Matches
Won
Lost
Tied
Draw
NR
W/L
%W
%L
%NR
%
James Lillywhite1877-18772110001.0005050050
Lord Harris1879-18844210102.0005025066.66
A Shaw1881-18824020200.00005000
AN Hornby1882-18842010100.00005000
Hon.IFW Bligh1882-18834220001.0005050050
A Shrewsbury1884-18877520002.50071.4228.57071.42
AG Steel1886-18884310003.0007525075
WW Read1888-1892220000-10000100
WG Grace1888-189913830202.66061.5323.07072.72
CA Smith1889-1889110000-10000100
MP Bowden1889-1889110000-10000100
AE Stoddart1893-18988340100.75037.550042.85
Sir TC O'Brien1896-1896110000-10000100
Lord Hawke1896-1899440000-10000100
AC MacLaren1897-1909224110700.36018.1850026.66
PF Warner1903-190610460000.6604060040
Hon.FS Jackson1905-1905520030-4000100
RE Foster1907-1907310020-33.3300100
FL Fane1907-19105230000.6604060040
AO Jones1908-19082020000.000010000
HDG Leveson Gower1910-19103120000.50033.3366.66033.33
JWHT Douglas1911-192418880201.00044.4444.44050
CB Fry1912-1912640020-66.6600100
Lord Tennyson1921-19213010200.000033.3300
FT Mann1922-19235210202.0004020066.66
AER Gilligan1924-19259440101.00044.4444.44050
AW Carr1926-1929610050-16.6600100
APF Chapman1926-193117920604.50052.9411.76081.81
RT Stanyforth1927-19284210102.0005025066.66
GTS Stevens1928-19281010000.000010000
JC White1929-19294110201.0002525050
AHH Gilligan1930-1930410030-2500100
Hon.FSG Calthorpe1930-19304110201.0002525050
RES Wyatt1930-193516350800.60018.7531.25037.5
DR Jardine1931-193415910509.000606.66090
CF Walters1934-19341010000.000010000
GOB Allen1936-194811450200.80036.3645.45044.44
RWV Robins1937-1937310020-33.3300100
WR Hammond1938-1947204301301.3302015057.14
NWD Yardley1947-195014470300.57028.5750036.36
K Cranston1948-19481000100.000000-
FG Mann1948-1949720050-28.5700100
FR Brown1949-195115560400.83033.3340045.45
ND Howard1951-1952410030-2500100
DB Carr1952-19521010000.000010000
L Hutton1952-1955231140802.75047.8217.39073.33
Rev.DS Sheppard1954-1954210010-5000100
PBH May1955-196141201001102.00048.7824.39066.66
MC Cowdrey1959-1969278401502.00029.6214.81066.66
ER Dexter1961-1964309701401.2803023.33056.25
MJK Smith1964-1966255301701.6602012062.5
DB Close1966-197210810108.0008010088.88
TW Graveney1968-19681000100.000000-
R Illingworth1969-19733413601412.16038.2317.642.9468.42
AR Lewis1972-19738120500.50012.525033.33
MH Denness1973-1975311390811.44041.9329.033.2259.09
JH Edrich1975-19752010010.000050500
AW Greig1975-197716370600.42018.7543.75030
APE Knott1976-19761010000.000010000
JM Brearley1977-19815633130912.53058.9223.211.7871.73
G Boycott1977-19786310203.0005016.66075
RGD Willis1978-19844723180601.27048.9338.29056.09
IT Botham1980-198121490800.44019.0442.85030.76
KWR Fletcher1981-198212340500.7502533.33042.85
DI Gower1982-19895615311900.48026.7855.35032.97
N Gifford1985-19852020000.000010000
MW Gatting1986-198860281601601.75046.6626.66063.63
JE Emburey1987-19886240000.50033.3366.66033.33
CS Cowdrey1988-19881010000.000010000
GA Gooch1988-199384343501230.97040.4741.663.5749.27
AJ Lamb1990-19907160000.16014.2885.71014.28
AJ Stewart1992-20035619330310.57033.9258.921.7836.53
MA Atherton1993-200197334212010.78034.0243.291.0344.07
N Hussain1997-2003101454201311.07044.5541.580.9951.72
AJ Hollioake1997-199914680000.75042.8557.14042.85
MA Butcher1999-19991000100.000000-
GP Thorpe2001-20013030000.000010000
ME Trescothick2001-200512660001.0005050050
MP Vaughan2003-2008113593421441.73052.2130.083.5363.15
A Flintoff2006-2007256170200.3502468026.08
AJ Strauss2006-2012115514711511.08044.3440.860.8652.02
PD Collingwood2007-20115528231031.21050.941.815.4554.8
KP Pietersen2008-200815570120.71033.3346.6613.3341.66
AN Cook2009-2016129605311321.13046.5141.081.5553.07
SCJ Broad2011-20143013160010.81043.3353.333.3344.82
EJG Morgan2011-2022198118674091.76059.5933.834.5463.49
GP Swann2011-20113210002.00066.6633.33066.66
JC Tredwell2013-20131000010.00000100-
JWA Taylor2015-20151000010.00000100-
JC Buttler2015-20259644480040.91045.83504.1647.82
JE Root2017-202264272601101.03042.1840.62050.94
BA Stokes2020-202645*26160201.62057.7735.55061.9
MM Ali2020-202313580000.62038.4661.53038.46
Z Crawley2023-2023210001-50050100
OJ Pope2024-20255320001.5006040060
PD Salt2024-20242110001.0005050050
HC Brook2024-2025221190021.2205040.99.0955
LS Livingstone2024-20243120000.50033.3366.66033.33
JG Bethell2025-2025220000-10000100
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616 - Live]
>> 174/3 (41.0 ov, JG Bethell 79*, HC Brook 24*, BJ Webster 0/8) - Tea

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]