England endured a horrendous campaign during World Cup 2023 as they finished seventh on the points table after the end of the round-robin stage. Jos Buttler wasn't able to score much and that dented his confidence.
England defeated the Netherlands in their previous game by 160 runs to register only their second win in the ongoing World Cup. With six losses, England have already been knocked out of the mega event and will the poor show lead to Jos Buttler stepping down from captaincy? The man himself responds
India TV Sports Wrap on October 30: India beat England to notch up their sixth win of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 while the defending champions still have something to play for in the remaining games. Here are the top 10 trending news stories from the sporting world on October 30.
Jasprit Bumrah derailed England's run chase with two big wickets up front in the form of Dawid Malan and Joe Root. India are unbeaten in the tournament thus far and a win in Lucknow will help them pip South Africa and reclaim the top spot.
ENG vs SL: England suffered an 8-wicket loss at the hands of Sri Lanka after being bowled out for just 156. The defending champions are reeling down in the points table and have just one win in the first five matches in the tournament. The three Lions face India next.
England, led by Jos Buttler are immensely struggling to cope up with the conditions in India in the ongoing World Cup. They have managed to win just one game so far, against Bangladesh, and have lost three. In the must-win against Sri Lanka, they have collapsed yet again.
Afghanistan lost to England in their previous outing at the World Cup. It was a huge upset in the mega event given that England are the defending champions. They will next face South Africa who are also coming off an upset loss to the Netherlands in their previous game.
England lost their World Cup opener to New Zealand by nine wickets and lost their second game of the ongoing World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi to Afghanistan. Ben Stokes is yet to regain his full fitness and that seems to be bothering the Three Lions.
Delhi crowd seems to be a good student as it acknowledged Virat Kohli's request of cheering for Afghanistan pacer Naveen ul Haq rather than booing him since the infamous spat between the two cricketers in IPL 2023. Delhi was at its loudest when Naveen cleaned up England skipper Jos Buttler.
England captain Jos Buttler wasn't in full support of the decision to play at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala amid fears regarding the sandy outfield. Since the Mujeeb ur Rahman incident in the first game at the venue in the ongoing World Cup, the outfield of the ground is under the scanner.
In the first match of the ODI World Cup, the Kiwi team won the toss and decided to bowl, bowling brilliantly and restricting England to a score of 282. From New Zealand, Trent Boult got 1 wicket, Santner got two and Henry got the maximum three wickets.
England took on New Zealand in the first game of the ICC Cricket World Cup in Ahmedabad on Thursday, October 5 and a stunning record was scripted in the tournament opener. England, who were sent in to bat first by the Kiwis scored, 282 runs in the first innings.
"I don't think any time is easy. It's part of the job as captain that is not enjoyable, whether they're great friends or not, it's not a nice job to do," Buttler said.
Revered as the next big thing in English cricket, Harry Brook has made a wild card entry into England's World Cup 2023 squad. Brook, who wasn't named in the provisional squad for the New Zealand series earlier was brought as batting cover later on.
England and New Zealand will face each other in Cardiff today in the first of four-match ODI series. The preceding T20I series between the two teams ended in 2-2 with the visitors winning the last two matches.
England have unveiled their brand new jersey ahead of their first ODI match against New Zealand on Friday.
"He's just the unfortunate one at the moment to not be in that squad at the moment," Buttler added.
Ben Stokes had retired from the ODI format last year citing hectic schedule as the reason. But he came out of retirement for England to feature in the World Cup set to be played in India.
Ben Stokes comes out of ODI retirement to aid England in their World Cup title defense.
ODI World Cup defending champions England are keen to bring in one of their heroes of the 2019 World Cup Ben Stokes back into the team. Stokes retired from the 50-over format in 2022 but leads England in the longest format. England will reportedly request the all-rounder to make a comeback for WC.
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