England's history at the ICC Champions Trophy

England have taken part in every ICC Champions Trophy, with this summer’s edition across England and Wales being their eighth tournament.

Over the course of the previous seven tournaments England have won over half of their games, coming out victorious in 11 from 21 matches and losing ten.

They’ve also appeared in two finals – both coincidentally when the tournament has been held on home turf (a good omen?!) – but yet never lifted the trophy.

Their first final appearance came in a 2004 defeat to West Indies at the Oval, famously played in dark conditions, with the most recent coming at the last tournament in 2013 against India in a rain-affected final at Edgbaston.

It’s been a case of so near yet so far for England in recent years, but with their recent revival in one-day cricket, they’re set to be one of the most feared sides at the ICC Champions Trophy 2017.

Ahead of the tournament, we look back at some of the key stats and players from England’s previous ICC Champions Trophy tournaments.

• Of the current England one-day side, just three players – captain Eoin Morgan, Joe Root and Jos Buttler – have featured at the ICC Champions Trophy before, with James Anderson, who hasn’t played an ODI for his country since 2015, making the most appearances at the tournament for England (12). If England have a successful 2017 tournament, however, Morgan could well overtake Anderson at the top of that list, as he currently sits on nine Champions Trophy appearances.

• With the bat, former opener Marcus Trescothick leads the way for England; he is their top scorer at the ICC Champions Trophy with 421.

• Trescothick also recorded his country’s highest score with his 119 against Zimbabwe at Colombo in 2002. He also has the most centuries for England at the tournament (2), as well as the most scores of fifty or more (4).

• One list Trescothick doesn’t top is that of the highest average. Streets ahead at the top is Alec Stewart, who averaged 81 across four innings at the tournament, including a high score 87*. Of batsmen to have faced five innings, Jonathan Trott has the highest average of 57.25, followed by Paul Collingwood’s average of 50.37 across 11 games.

• England’s most destructive batsman in terms of sixes is Collingwood. He hit 11 maximums in as many innings, four clear of Owais Shah and Morgan on seven. With the way he’s performed recently, there’s no doubting Morgan can move top of the list if he gets in the swing of things at ICC Champions Trophy 2017.

• With the ball, it’s two of England’s current Test team that have taken the most wickets for their country at the ICC Champions Trophy. Top of the list with 21 wickets in 12 matches is James Anderson, followed by Stuart Broad – who has 16 wickets in eight games.

• 11 of Anderson’s wickets came four years ago at the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 when he set a team record for most wickets at a single edition of the tournament. His 11 wickets came at a superb average of 13.72 and a tight economy of 4.08.

• Broad is also one of just two English bowlers to have bagged a four-for at the tournament with his 4-39 against New Zealand in 2009. Prior to that, Ronnie Irani was the only Englishman with the honour after his 4-37 against Zimbabwe back in 2002.

• Believe it or not, as well as leading the way with the bat, Trescothick also has the joint-highest average with the ball for England! His 1-17 off three overs against West Indies in the 2004 Final (his only spell at the Champions Trophy) gave him an average of 17, the same as Andrew Flintoff – who took nine wickets for 153 runs at the tournament.

• As a team, England’s highest ever total at the ICC Champions Trophy is their mammoth 323 for 8 they recorded against South Africa in 2009. Shah top-scored with 98, with Collingwood and Morgan also knocking half-centuries with scores of 82 and 67 respectively.

• With the ball, the lowest total England have restricted their opponents to at the tournament is the 147 Zimbabwe were bowled out for in 39 overs at Edgbaston in 2004. Flintoff was the pick of the bowlers, ending up with fine figures of 3-11 off six overs.