After England crashed out of the T20 World Cup with a seven-run loss to India, it closed the door on an entertaining, albeit unconvincing, campaign. After wins over the confederate nations in the group stage, England appeared to accelerate during the Super Eights stage. Big wins over Sri Lanka, Pakistan and New Zealand saw a tantalising clash with India in the semi-final. A poor performance with the ball saw England set 254 to win, and despite a valiant effort and a tourname

“Absolutely” – The word Ben Stokes confidently said in response to a question whether he wanted to continue as the captain of England’s Test team following a devastating, worrying 4-1 defeat in the Ashes series that spanned 2025-2026.   Stokes had just seen his team lose the fifth and final test match by five wickets and prolong the wait for a series win in Australia, a feat that hasn’t been achieved in 15 years.   After a vastly unsuccessful series, the exciting ‘Bazball’ er