International cricket
Most games are played as parts of "tours", when one nation travels to another for a number of weeks or months, and plays a number of matches of various sorts against the host nation. The ICC also organises competitions that are for several countries at once, including the Cricket World Cup & ICC T20 World Cup.
List of England Test cricket records
Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level. A Test match is generally scheduled to take place over a period of five days, and is played by teams representing full member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC). England was a founding member of the ICC, having played the first Test match against Australia in March 1877 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. They have played a total of 1,008 matches, the most by any Test playing team. , England is the third most successful team in Test cricket with an overall winning percentage of 36.11, behind Australia on 46.94 and South Africa on 38.13.