Smith has played just seven ODIs and has never batted higher than five for England but moving Joe Root can allay spin fears ...

While that has now been confirmed as England named their XI two days out, with Salt retaining his spot as opener alongside Ben Duckett, it is the promotion to first drop of Smith that is ...

Let’s be honest, it is not just this Champions Trophy that was very poor. England’s white-ball cricket has been regressing ...

England took advantage of Australia being without Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood as Duckett amassed the best individual total at this event, letting his bat do the talking ... on 158 ...

Salman Butt backs Babar Azam after a disappointing Champions Trophy, stating that while he is not Virat Kohli, he remains Pakistan's best batter.

After Australia lurched to 136 for four in pursuit of 352, Josh Inglis muscled 120 not out off 86 balls to seal a five-wicket win and consign England to a 17th loss in 24 ODIs, including all of ...

Much the same could have been said for England's main man of their 326-run chase, Joe Root, whose 120 from 111 ... After Afghanistan had opted to bat first, Jofra Archer's three-wicket powerplay ...

They ultimately will rue falling a little bit short with the bat, but Duckett's magnificent ... He received strong support from Joe Root, who made a crisp 68 in a third-wicket partnership of ...

Duckett put on 158 in 155 balls with Joe Root, who contributed 68 off 78 balls ... start of the day when Steve Smith asked England to bat first. Phil Salt and Jamie Smith, batting at three ...

England were sent crashing out of the Champions Trophy with one group-stage match to spare by Afghanistan, who secured a dramatic eight-run win behind Ibrahim Zadran's record-breaking knock of 177.