18 h. ago Steve Harmison thinks time is up for Jos Buttler as England white

The team have endured a miserable 18-month period in which they have given up both limited-overs World Cups.

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40 h. ago England cricket captain Jos Buttler urged to resign after latest dismal failure

Jos Buttler's England side were dumped out of the Champions Trophy on Wednesday after being beaten by Afghanistan despite only needing 17 runs from 14 balls with three wickets in hand to win

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41 h. ago Michael Atherton expects Jos Buttler’s time as England captain to be over

Buttler’s side were eliminated from the Champions trophy after losing to Afghanistan.

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41 h. ago Jos Buttler considering future after England’s sorry Champions Trophy exit

Captain on brink after third group exit in a rowAfghanistan outplay England to win thrillerJos Buttler will consider his future as England’s white-ball captain after the agonising eight-run defeat by Afghanistan in Lahore that terminated his side’s Champions Trophy hopes, and left him wondering whether he is part of the problem.England fly to Karachi on Thursday for their final group game – against South Africa on Saturday – already out of the running for the semi-finals. Their defeat by Afghanistan, following the loss against Australia last Saturday, made it a third consecutive tournament failure under Buttler’s leadership. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Jos Buttler will take time to assess his future as captain after England exit

England were knocked out of the Champions Trophy after losing to Afghanistan in Lahore.

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41 h. ago Jos Buttler on brink of QUITTING as England cricket captain after humiliation

England were embarrassed by Afghanistan in Lahore and knocked out of the Champions Trophy at the group stage, leaving Buttler to consider whether his time is up

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50 h. ago Son of 'genius' England cricket captain Colin Cowdrey in fight with neighbour over £3.85m sale of home

Film producer Jeremy Cowdrey accused his neighbour of trying to jeopardise the sale of his ten-acre country home

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68 h. ago England captain Jos Buttler admits stakes are high ahead of Afghanistan clash

Buttler’s side, who have lost 17 in 24 and have surrendered both white-ball World Cups in that period, must win Wednesday’s Champions Trophy match.

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3 d. ago England Test captain Ben Stokes to miss Hundred as he manages fitness pre

The 33-year-old all-rounder tore his hamstring while playing for Andrew Flintoff’s Superchargers in the Hundred last August.

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3 d. ago Thomas Tuchel makes feelings clear on England star with repeat phone calls

Thomas Tuchel is set to choose his first squad as England manager next month and West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen is set to be involved after speaking with the new Three Lions boss

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3 d. ago Ben Stokes to skip the Hundred in order to focus on England’s Ashes tour

England captain to prioritise fitness for Australia seriesMoeen Ali also withdraws and retires from county gameBen Stokes and Moeen Ali have both withdrawn from this year’s Hundred. England’s Test captain has chosen to focus on his fitness and his duties with the red ball, and Moeen has decided to retire from county cricket so he can grasp the opportunities offered by global franchise leagues.The competition has brought only bad luck to Stokes, who in five appearances has scored only 14 runs at an average of 3.50 and sustained one serious hamstring injury, while playing for Northern Superchargers last August. That pulled muscle kept him out of all cricket for two months and, after a recurrence while playing for England in New Zealand late last year, he required surgery from which he is recovering. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Maro Itoje outlines England's gameplan to end Six Nations losing streak against Scotland

Captain admits England can’t rely on ‘blind, beating-your-chest’ fury

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8 d. ago Bayern Munich release Harry Kane injury statement as star ruled out for 'indefinite period'

England captain Harry Kane is set for a spell on the sidelines after aggravating a calf injury during Bayern Munich's meeting with Celtic in the Champions League in midweek

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9 d. ago David Beckham 'takes on surprising new career' that wife Victoria would approve of

Sources said the new venture would give the former England captain, 49, ‘total control’

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9 d. ago ‘His form has faded’ – Nasser Hussain questions England captain Jos Buttler’s struggles

England’s 3-0 ODI series defeat to India has raised concerns over Jos Buttler’s form and leadership, with Nasser Hussain questioning his struggles ahead of England’s Champions Trophy campaign

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1 week ago Rodgers urges Celtic to play ‘without fear’ despite Bayern’s Harry Kane boost

Celtic visit Munich on Tuesday facing one-goal deficitKompany says Kane’s facial injury is ‘nothing bad’No sooner had Celtic been afforded unlikely hope on the eve of the second leg of their Champions League playoff against Bayern Munich than their contingent in the Bavarian capital dismissed any notion of Harry Kane missing the match.Kane sat out Bayern’s training session on Monday as he recovered from the effects of a facial injury sustained during the weekend draw with Bayer Leverkusen. The Bayern manager, Vincent Kompany, said he would wait until Tuesday before deciding whether the England captain can line up against the Scottish champions. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Harry Kane in major Celtic fitness mystery as Bayern Munich boss Vincent Kompany declares 'I threw up a smoke bomb'

The England captain suffered a facial knock at the weekend and his boss has refused to rule him in or out of the Hoops clash.

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