England’s captain Jos Buttler talks to the media at a press convention in the course of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on February 28, 2025 in Karachi, Pakistan
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Jos Buttler mentioned on Friday (February 28, 2025) he’s to step down as England’s white-ball captain after a disastrous Champions Trophy marketing campaign ended with them failing to achieve the semi-finals.
“I’ll stand down as England captain, it is the best choice for me and the group,” the 34-year-old mentioned at a press convention.
“And hopefully any person else can are available in and work carefully alongside (Brendon McCullum) to take the group again to the place it must be.”
Buttler mentioned: “It was fairly clear that this event was going to be vital results-wise for my captaincy” and felt he had “reached the tip of the highway”.
England have misplaced 15 of their final 21 one-day internationals.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) mentioned Buttler “will proceed to make himself obtainable for choice” as a participant.
Buttler will lead England for the final time of their remaining group match in opposition to South Africa in Karachi on Saturday (March 1, 2025).
England did not retain both their T20 and 50-over World Cup titles underneath Buttler’s captaincy.
The group misplaced their first two matches and the defeat by Afghanistan in Lahore on Wednesday (February 26, 2025) ended their hopes of reaching the knockout phases of the 50-over event.
Chasing 326 for victory, England got here up simply brief regardless of Joe Root’s valiant 120 and fell to 317 all out.
The opening defeat was in opposition to Ashes rivals Australia after England did not defend 351 following a batting onslaught by Josh Inglis, who hit an unbeaten 120.
Buttler has been unable to duplicate England’s success as captain of the white-ball group since he led them to a T20 World Cup title in 2022 shortly after taking on from Eoin Morgan.
England received solely three of their 9 matches as defending champions on the 50-over World Cup in India in 2023.
The group exited within the semi-final of final 12 months’s T20 World Cup and not too long ago suffered a 3-0 ODI whitewash in India forward of the Champions Trophy.
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