Pat Cummins of Australia speaks on camera after the coin toss during the first day of the 1st test match between West Indies and Australia at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, on June 25, 2025. (Photo by Randy Brooks / AFP) (Photo by RANDY BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)

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England may be the birthplace of cricket, but that doesn't always translate to trophies. After winning the 2010 ICC World Twenty20, retaining the Ashes and being ranked the No.1 Test nation in 2011, a slide began that saw a 5-0 Test series whitewash in Australia and failure to even get out of their ODI World Cup group. Ashes triumph on home soil in 2015 hinted at a brighter future.