
RECAP: Australia vs England (Champions Trophy)
Josh Inglis scored 120* as Australia achieved the highest ODI run-chase in an ICC event.
Josh Inglis scored 120* as Australia achieved the highest ODI run-chase in an ICC event.
England captain Jos Buttler expects Australia to pose a tough challenge when they meet in a Champions Trophy Group B clash in Lahore on Saturday, despite missing their pace trio.
England may have been the reigning world champions in both ODI and T20I cricket as recently as two years ago, but they head into the Champions Trophy facing an uphill struggle to reach the semi-finals.
England’s prospects for the Champions Trophy received a boost on Saturday when opening batsman Ben Duckett was passed fit for the tournament.
Shubman Gill kept up his good form with a sparkling century to help India hammer England and sweep the ODI series 3-0 on Wednesday.
Captain Rohit Sharma defied a floodlight failure to return to form with a cracking 119 as India swept to a four-wicket, series-clinching win over England in the second ODI on Sunday.
England captain Jos Buttler praised 21-year-old batsman Jacob Bethell for his maturity under pressure despite defeat in the first ODI against India.
Shubman Gill led India to a four-wicket victory over England in the first ODI on Thursday after a strong bowling performance from the hosts in Nagpur.
England captain Jos Buttler believes Joe Root will play a “crucial role” in India on his ODI return and as they build up to the Champions Trophy this month.
India captain Rohit Sharma insists his recent Test struggles are just part of the “ups and downs” of a long career.
Abhishek Sharma hit a brutal 135 to set up a crushing 150-run victory for India over England in the fifth T20I to seal the series 4-1.
Fast bowler Harshit Rana came in as a controversial concussion substitute for his T20I debut and returned figures of 3-33 to help India clinch the series against England on Friday.
Disciplined bowling and a quickfire 51 by Ben Duckett helped England bounce back to win the third T20I against India on Tuesday and keep the series alive.
Tilak Varma anchored India’s chase with an unbeaten 72 to lead the hosts to a thrilling two-wicket victory over England in the second T20I on Saturday.
Opener Abhishek Sharma’s 34-ball 79 helped India to a crushing seven-wicket win over England in the first T20I in Kolkata.