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Harry Brook, who recently pulled out of the 2025 Indian Premier League to concentrate on his country’s matches, was on Monday appointed England’s white-ball captain, replacing Jos Buttler, who had stepped down after the Three Lions’ disastrous Champions Trophy campaign. The 26-year-old made his debut in 2022 and has been a key part of England’s white-ball set-up since, spending the past year as the vice-captain in both ODIs and T20Is. He also led England in the ODI series against Australia last September in Buttler’s absence. “It’s a real honour to be named England’s white-ball captain. Ever since I was a kid playing cricket at Burley in Wharfedale, I dreamed of representing Yorkshire, playing for England, and maybe one day leading the team. To now be given that chance means a great deal ...

Jos Buttler has stepped down as England’s white-ball captain following his team’s Champions Trophy 2025 group-stage exit on Friday. Buttler announced his decision on the eve of the team’s final league stage match against South Africa, confirming that the match at the National Stadium in Karachi on Saturday will be his last as the leader of the white-ball setups. After suffering a defeat to Australia in their group-stage opener last week, Buttler’s men suffered a harrowing defeat to Afghanistan in Lahore. England came up eight runs short as Afghanistan put on an inspired performance to pile on 325 runs on the back of opener Ibrahim Zadran’s 177 and held their nerves to see off the 2019 World Cup winners. The loss marked England’s seventh successive loss under Buttler’s captaincy starting f...

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‘It’s a real honour’: Harry Brook named England white ball captain

Jos Buttler resigns as England ODI, T20I captain after Champions Trophy 2025 exit