They took on the USA in what was dubbed as the first ever Shinty International at St Andrews in 2013, winning 2–0.

[2] Since then, The English Shinty Team have entered the Bullough Cup annually and played friendly matches when possible as noted below.

Most of the players are permanently resident in England, but there have been cases of players who have a historical link with England (often by birth or long residency in the country) and are not registered with another club registering and joining the team for matches.

Easter Tour 2019 19 April 2019 Friendly ESA vs Uddingston 6-1 Capt James Livingstone ESA Scorers Livingstone x2, Hopkins, Holley x2, Soane 20 April 2019 Friendly ESA vs St Andrews Uni 12-2 Capt Matt Mossop ESA Scorers Soane x7, Mossop x3, Hopkins, Holley 21 April 2019 International Challenge England v Scottish Universities Select 7-10 England Scorers Soane x3, Mossop x2, Hopkins, Holley[3] The song "When you hear the lions' roar" is an ode to the English Shinty Team and makes reference to the dying out of shinty in England and its replacement with hockey.

It also makes reference to England's history and the difficulty some Scottish players have playing for the team.