They represent the order in which players were first capped to play for England, for example Andrew Flintoff , first played for England in 1998, has number 591, whereas Michael Vaughan selected one year later wears number 600.
The numbers on the England Cricket shirts below the 3 lions relate to their cap number, These differ depending on if its Test Matches or ODI matches Andrew Struass is 624 for Test Matches and 180 for ODI and 9 for T20 http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/england/england-player-numbers,321,BP.html
England and Australia.
Australia vs England
The first Indian Test match win against England came in the match commencing February 6, 1952, the fifteenth Test match contested between the two teams. The winning margin was an innings and eight runs.
brian Lara (400*) against England
The number is located on the shirt beneath the England or Australian emblem, of every player. The number is allocated for each player that represents his country, earning his cap in the olden days. These numbers date back to 1876 where Tom Armitage from England received the first cap number for England. The test match was England vs. Australia.Every country has his own set of cap numbers, which is allocated to their players that have represented them in international cricket.The player keeps this number for eternity, as it was allocated to his name.
A recreation league team can test you; whether they will is an open question. Middle school and high school teams probably will test you, and college and pro teams have to test you.
It's a question you can test. "Are yellow shirts more visible in the dark?" can be tested. "Are yellow shirts pretty?" cannot.
No it comes from the UK. But Australia was one of the first countries to play. Australia and England were the first 2 national teams to compete against each in a test match
England players sport a unique ID number on their shirts just below the three-lion crest. This represents their spot in the chronological list of players to appear for England at Test and One-Day International level. For a full list of all the players in the Test, ODI and Twenty20 side see http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/england/england-player-numbers,321,BP.html
There are 10 recognized Test Playing Countries.
they test it medically not cosmetically