Former cricketer Kevin Pietersen on Tuesday opened up on the recently concluded five-match T20I series between India and England and said that it was "disappointing" from the Three Lions' perspective.
England continued the trend of announcing the playing XI on the day before the T20I. The Three Lions are on the cusp of losing the T20I series after ending up on the losing side in the first two games.
After struggling against spin at Kolkata, England could be up for a bigger challenge against the spin bowling trio of Varun Chakravarthy, Axar Patel and Ravi Bishnoi at spin-friendly Chepauk Stadium in Chennai during the second T20I against England. Under their new head coach Brendon McCullu
England's interim head coach Marcus Trescothick is clearing the way for Brendon McCullum, who is set to take over as the new white-ball head coach, marking the beginning of a new era for the Three Lions.
Carl Hopkinson and Richard Dawson, members of England's white-ball backroom staff, stints concluded after the end of the Three Lions tour of the Caribbean.
Even after the return of skipper Jos Buttler after recovering from a calf injury, star England batter Phil Salt will keep wicket for the Three Lions' upcoming T20I series against West Indies.
England's attacking and positive brand of 'Bazball' cricket faced yet another setback as they once again succumbed to spinners in the subcontinent, with spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan shined with stunning bowling spells to hand Three Lions a nine-wicket loss in Rawalpindi to secure a 2-1
Following his side's nine-wicket defeat against Pakistan in the third Test match in Rawalpindi, Three Lions skipper Ben Stokes said that they are the best players in England.
At stumps on Day 3, England are 36/2 in 11 overs with Ollie Pope (21*) and Joe Root (12*) unbeaten on the crease. The Three Lions need 261 runs more in the remaining two days in order to seal the three-match series.
As Joe Root became England's leading run-getter in Test cricket, the Three Lions skipper Ben Stokes on Wednesday said that it's going to take a long time for someone to break that record.