England dominated world cricket for many years and it was in 1882 that England lost its first Test to Australia. In the days after that, the Australia and England remained arch rivals and were severe competition to each other on the cricket field. The early 1900s saw England so particularly well, and the majority of the credit for this went to WG Grace. The Bodyline Series of 1932 was a shameful incident that cast a black spot on England’s cricketing history. England won it the use of unsporting tactics that shocked everyone. The 1990s were probably the worst decade for English cricket. They went on a complete downslide and also finished at the bottom of the ICC Test Rankings in 1999. However the team have pulled themselves up and since 2000 have once again started to perform well. Though the England have never won the World Cup, they have finished as runners up thrice.