England’s miserable white-ball winter has reached its lowest ebb, as they were eliminated from the Champions Trophy following a nerve-shredding defeat to Afghanistan which places Jos Buttler’s captaincy in jeopardy.
After England lost their Group B opener to Australia, Buttler accepted the stakes were high in Lahore for the first of two must-win ties but Afghanistan piled on the pressure with a total of 325 for seven.
