A new era begins in India this week when ­Brendon McCullum takes charge of his first match as England’s all-format coach, aiming to forge a sustained upturn in the white-ball teams’ fortunes following two years of largely forgettable results.

Former cricketer Michael Vaughan feels that England are compromising on one of their biggest strengths by demoting Jos Buttler in the batting order. The England captain has taken on a new role at No.

England captain Jos Buttler emphasised how this flexibility allows the team to be fearless and aggressive, a hallmark of their recent success.

The depth in England's batting order has been pivotal to their success in international tournaments in recent years.

CHENNAI: England have not had a good time in white-ball cricket in India in recent times. At the 50-over World Cup in 2023, the champion's defence went up in flames multiple times as both their batters and bowlers faltered.

Power-packed bowling performances by spinners Varun Chakravarthy, Axar Patel and pacer Arshdeep Singh overwhelmed a valiant fightback by England skipper Jos Buttler, allowing India to restrict hosts to 132 runs in the first T20I at Kolkata's Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

England skipper Jos Buttler played a lone hand with his 68 as India bowled out the tourists for 132 in the first of five T20 internationals at Eden Gardens on Wednesday. Buttler reached his fifty in 34 balls but wickets kept tumbling and in an attempt to push the scoring the skipper finally fell to Chakravarthy the ball after hitting the bowler for six.