For all the soul searching that has already begun in the wake of England’s Ashes annihilation, questioning as to how they might possibly turn up with a team capable of competing in four years’ time, it is worth remembering that their next assignment Down Under — (another) T20 World Cup — is a mere nine months away.
The fixtures for the tournament were released overnight: England will open their campaign against Afghanistan and are joined in their Super 12 group by New Zealand, their semi-final conquerors only four months ago, and defending champions Australia, as well as two as-yet undetermined qualifiers.
