Former ODI World champions England have arrived in Pakistan for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Teams are gearing up for the mega event, as the action commences on Wednesday, February 19, with hosts Pakistan locking horns against New Zealand, at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi.
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England’s first game of the tournament will be against fierce-rivals Australia, at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, on Saturday, February 22, followed by matches against Afghanistan (at the same venue), and South Africa (in Karachi).
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آئی سی سی چیمپئنز ٹرافی 2025 / پاکستان میں بین الاقوامی ٹیموں کی آمد
انگلینڈ کرکٹ ٹیم آئی سی سی چیمپئنز ٹرافی میں شرکت کیلئے پاکستان پہنچ گئی
انگلینڈ کرکٹ ٹیم کا کھلاڑیوں اور اسٹاف سمیت 31 رکنی دستہ براستہ دبئی لاہور پہنچا
ہیڈ کوچ برینڈن مکیلم سمیت انگلینڈ کرکٹ ٹیم کے منیجنگ… pic.twitter.com/UX45dCWMJE
— PCB Media (@TheRealPCBMedia) February 17, 2025
England Champions Trophy 2025 squad
Jos Buttler (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood.
England endured a tough outing in their last 50-over mega event, with them crashing out in the group stages despite of being the defending champions back then. Amongst their defeats was a humiliating defeat to Afghanistan, the same side they are grouped with in this year’s ICC Champions Trophy.
The 2019 ODI World champions suffered an injury blow before the start of the tournament, as batting sensation Jacob Bethell was ruled out of the tournament, and has been replaced by Tom Banton.
It will be interesting to see if England batters manage to find form in-time, with their latest ODI series against India ending in a humiliating 3-0 defeat, where the side managed to cross 300-run mark merely once.
