Jos Buttler's final match as skipper ended in defeat by South Africa at the Champions Trophy. England's white-ball team will need more than a funky change of faces.

Speaking exclusively to Express Sport, the former Ashes hero has sent a blunt message to the current England test squad.

England recorded the highest total in tournament history on Saturday but it was overtaken hours later by Australia.

Both England and Pakistan have been on a decline in white-ball cricket. Their performance in the three ICC white-ball championships, since the 2022 T20 World Cup, have been sub-par. Neither team has that oomph factor about them anymore.

Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and elected to bat against England in a must-win Champions Trophy game for both teams.

Rassie van der Dussen scored 72 not out off 87 balls to lead South Africa into the semifinals of the Champions Trophy by beating England by seven wickets.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is reportedly planning to revive the tradition of five-match Test series against teams outside the ‘Big Three’

The country is hosting a major international cricket tournament for the first time in a generation. It's a much-needed bright spot in a nation that's confronted recent economic and political crises.

The first available summer for the new concept is 2028. Pakistan and South Africa – two nations against which England have historic rivalries, and which have significant support in England ...

In Mark Wood, Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse, Gus Atkinson and Jamie Overton, alongside prospects like Josh Hull, Josh Tongue, Dylan Pennington and Sonny Baker, England’s managing director has forged the “battery” he desired. There was even the suggestion they were “over-resourced” with seamers in Pakistan.