The Champions Trophy is underway, with England losing their opener to Australia as records tumbled in Lahore.
A miserable white-ball tour of India saw England lose seven of their eight matches across the two formats, leading to questions over how well, and how much, the squad had trained under Brendon McCullum.
Significant improvements will be needed if England are to progress out of their group, with their campaign starting with a five-wicket loss as Australia produced a record chase thanks to Josh Inglis’ heroics with Ben Duckett’s sensational performance in vain.
Pakistan are hosting the tournament, though India’s matches are being played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the UAE after they announced they would not travel to Pakistan. The two sides played each other on Sunday, with Virat Kohli inspiring India to a six-wicket triumph.
This is the first edition of the Champions Trophy since 2017, when Pakistan lifted the trophy after beating India in the final at the Oval.
Champions Trophy tables, fixtures and results
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
| 1 | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.647 | 4 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.200 | 2 |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.408 | 0 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.087 | 0 |
Wednesday, February 19
New Zealand beat Pakistan by 60 runs
Thursday, February 20
India beat Bangladesh by six wickets
Sunday, February 23
India beat Pakistan by six wickets
Monday, February 24
Bangladesh vs New Zealand
Thursday, February 27
Pakistan vs Bangladesh
Sunday, March 2
India vs New Zealand
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | NR | NRR | Pts |
| 1 | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2.140 | 2 |
| 2 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.475 | 2 |
| 3 | England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.475 | 0 |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2.140 | 0 |
Friday, February 21
South Africa beat Afghanistan by 107 runs
Saturday, February 22
Australia beat England by five wickets
Tuesday, February 25
Australia vs South Africa
Wednesday, February 26
Afghanistan vs England
Friday, February 28
Afghanistan vs Australia
Saturday, March 1
England vs South Africa
Semi-finals
Tuesday, March 4
Winner Group A vs Runner-up Group B
Wednesday, March 5
Winner Group B vs Runner-up Group A
Final
Saturday, March 9
TBC
