| Team | T20 | ODI | Test* | Total |
| England | 10 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
| West Indies | 10 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| Sri Lanka | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| South Africa | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Ireland | 5 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
* One Test = 4 Days
A table like this is never completely fair, of course: Ireland have just played their T20 WC warm-up tournament, whereas India are yet to do so; and Australia's situation is made to look more respectable only because they've played two Tests.
Nevertheless, I think it is instructive. England fans may kvetch about our team's place in the ECB pecking-order, but at least we are playing matches regularly - India haven't played a single game since last April; and since the WC, Australia have played the two Ashes series and nothing else.
England
ReplyDelete1st column = calendar year
2nd column = Tests
3rd column = ODIs
4th column = T20s
5th column = total number of playing days (3 days until 1984 tour of Aus when it became 4)
1973 - 0 - 6 - 0 - 6
1976 - 3 - 3 - 0 - 12
1978 - 0 - 3 - 0 - 3
1979 - 3 - 3 - 0 - 12
1982 - 0 - 13 - 0 - 13
1984 - 5 - 3 - 0 - 20
1985 - 3 - 3 - 0 - 15
1986 - 3 - 3 - 0 - 15
1987 - 3 - 3 - 0 - 15
1988 - 0 - 9 - 0 - 9
1989 - 0 - 3 - 0 - 3
1990 - 0 - 6 - 0 - 6
1991 - 0 - 4 - 0 - 4
1992 - 4 - 5 - 0 - 21
1993 - 0 - 8 - 0 - 8
1995 - 3 - 9 - 0 - 21
1996 - 3 - 3 - 0 - 15
1997 - 0 - 12 - 0 - 12
1998 - 3 - 5 - 0 - 17
1999 - 1 - 6 - 0 - 10
2000 - 0 - 24 - 0 - 24
2001 - 2 - 6 - 0 - 14
2002 - 3 - 11 - 0 - 23
2003 - 4 - 10 - 0 - 26
2004 - 1 - 10 - 1 - 15
2005 - 3 - 22 - 1 - 35
2006 - 2 - 5 - 1 - 14
2007 - 0 - 13 - 4 - 17
2008 - 1 - 22 - 5 - 31
2009 - 1 - 15 - 9 - 28
2010 - 0 - 13 - 12 - 25
2011 - 1 - 10 - 12 - 26
2012 - 0 - 8 - 20 - 28
2013 - 1 - 15 - 10 - 29
This is arranged matches - a handful were washed out.
53 Tests, 294 ODIs, 75 T20s and 572 playing days.