Jos Buttler has stepped down as England’s white-ball captain after their Champions Trophy exit.
Again-to-back defeats to Australia and Afghanistan assured a group-stage exit for England, who additionally upset within the 2023 50-over and 2024 T20 World Cups below Buttler.
Right here, we have a look at the runners and riders who may succeed Buttler after his remaining match in cost towards South Africa on Saturday.
Harry Brook
The most certainly candidate, having not too long ago been appointed as Buttler’s right-hand man and impressing as a stand-in captain in 5 one-day internationals towards Australia final September.
England misplaced 3-2 however Brook was the very best run scorer within the sequence in a summer season the place he led Northern Superchargers to the brink of The Hundred eliminator, alongside Andrew Flintoff.
Brook has had a chastening expertise in Asia in the previous few weeks and him being an all-format common muddies the waters as Check and white-ball programmes can overlap.
With Assessments the precedence this 12 months, he might need to skip the odd T20 or ODI sequence.
Phil Salt
Whereas Brook took care of the ODIs in Buttler’s injury-forced absence when Australia have been final in England, Salt stood in for the drawn T20 sequence and stated he “actually loved my first go at captaincy”.
A dashing opener who appears tailored for the Bazball ethos, he may gel nicely with head coach Brendon McCullum and could be accessible for each project as a result of he’s not within the Check set-up.
Nevertheless, after making only one fifty in his final 10 white-ball matches, his place within the facet is up for debate. After a number of delicate dismissals, there are rising issues he’s not reduce out for the rigours of ODIs.
Liam Livingstone
Livingstone was out within the chilly forward of Australia’s go to however shone after being given a second probability after which management within the Caribbean – amid Buttler’s persevering with calf issues – introduced the most effective out of him.
An unbeaten 124 in Antigua after batting greater up the order ought to have been the making of him however he has made eight scores below 15 in his final 10 innings.
Criticised for his shot choice within the troublesome function as finisher, Livingstone has a middling ODI file and should discover his place comes below risk.
Sam Curran
Curran has captaincy expertise with Punjab Kings within the Indian Premier League in addition to nearer to dwelling at Surrey however is out within the chilly with McCullum.
Since a participant of the match function within the triumphant 2022 T20 World Cup marketing campaign, his fortunes have mirrored that of England, together with his bowling common and financial system charge climbing and his batting not kicking on as some might need hoped.
The all-rounder, although, remains to be solely 26 and is impressing in T20 franchise leagues so his time can come once more.
His inventory might be higher for being out of the facet as England trudged to 9 defeats of their final 10 matches.
Ben Duckett
Duckett led Welsh Hearth in The Hundred in its inaugural season in 2021 and whereas they completed second backside, Duckett completed as the boys’s competitors’s second highest run-scorer.
He and Joe Root are England’s solely batters to emerge from the previous few weeks in credit score, with Duckett excelling below McCullum in all three codecs.
However, as with Brook, England shall be conscious of his workload particularly in an Ashes 12 months, whereas Duckett’s occasional behavior of claiming the flawed factor may preserve him within the rank and file.
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