Searching for lost glory
England reached three finals and had a win-loss record of 23-10 in the first five World Cups, but that has dropped to 16-15 at the last five tournaments
39 Number of World Cup matches England have won, next only to Australia (55) and New Zealand (40). Their win-loss ratio of 1.56 is third among all teams; only Australia (2.89) and South Africa (2.00) have done better.
23-10 England's win-loss record in the first five World Cups (until 1992). Their win-loss ratio of 2.3 was only marginally behind West Indies' 2.44, and well clear of every other team. Since the 1996 World Cup, though, their win-loss ratio has dropped to 1.06 (16-15), which is seventh among all teams - Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, India, New Zealand and Pakistan all have better records during this period.
21-29 England's win-loss record in ODIs since January 2013. The ratio of 0.72 is eighth among the top ten teams; only Bangladesh (0.66) and Zimbabwe (0.25) have done worse. When batting first, England's record is even poorer - 9-15, a ratio of 0.60.

1600 Runs scored by Joe Root in ODIs since January 2013, the highest for England. He has averaged 40.00 during this period, with three hundreds in 45 innings. The only other England batsman to score three ODI hundreds during this period is Eoin Morgan, but Morgan has averaged only 29.59 in 46 innings, thanks to an extended poor run between his second and third hundreds, when he scored 404 runs in 20 innings.
11 Number of 50-plus scores for Ian Bell in ODIs since the beginning of 2013, the joint-highest for England with Root. However, while Root has 11 fifty-plus scores in 45 innings, Bell has his in only 36.
Batsman | Inngs | Runs | Average | Str rate | 100s/ 50s |
Joe Root | 45 | 1600 | 40.00 | 80.04 | 3/ 8 |
Ian Bell | 36 | 1371 | 41.54 | 85.42 | 2/ 9 |
Eoin Morgan | 46 | 1243 | 29.59 | 86.86 | 3/ 5 |
Jos Buttler | 41 | 1139 | 32.54 | 109.09 | 1/ 6 |
Ravi Bopara | 32 | 796 | 30.61 | 83.52 | 1/ 4 |
Moeen Ali | 17 | 540 | 31.76 | 102.27 | 1/ 3 |
James Taylor | 10 | 342 | 38.00 | 71.84 | 0/ 4 |
48 Wickets for James Tredwell in ODIs over the last couple of years, the highest among England bowlers. James Anderson is next with 42 wickets. However, Tredwell has taken his wickets in 35 matches, compared to Anderson's 24.
19.88 Anderson's bowling average in ODIs since the beginning of 2013. Among bowlers who've sent down at least 150 overs during this period (there are 52 of them), the only bowler with a better average is Dale Steyn (19.80).
3.22 Anderson's economy rate when bowling in the first ten overs. He has taken 22 wickets in the first ten at an average of 16.40. In the recently concluded tri-series in Australia, Anderson had figures of 3 for 52 from 20 overs in the first ten; the other England bowlers had combined figures of 1 for 176 in 30 overs.
Bowler | Matches | Wickets | Average | Econ rate | Str rate |
James Tredwell | 35 | 48 | 27.16 | 4.73 | 34.4 |
James Anderson | 24 | 42 | 19.88 | 4.18 | 28.4 |
Steven Finn | 27 | 38 | 31.05 | 5.06 | 36.7 |
Chris Woakes | 23 | 35 | 33.48 | 6.04 | 33.2 |
Chris Jordan | 20 | 33 | 30.09 | 5.70 | 31.6 |
Stuart Broad | 20 | 25 | 37.68 | 5.65 | 39.9 |
8.02 England's economy rate in the last ten overs since the beginning of 2013, which is the worst among the top eight teams. South Africa is the best, with an economy rate of 6.91.
7.47 England's batting run rate in the last ten overs during this period, worse than all top teams except Pakistan (7.23). New Zealand are the best, with a run rate of 8.82 in the last ten.
S Rajesh is stats editor of ESPNcricinfo. @rajeshstats
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