The Latest Breaking News from T20 series

England fell to a convincing defeat against India to open their three-game T20 series - and Jos Buttler’s spell as full-time white-ball captain.

After clinching the preceding T20 series 2-1, India have taken a 1-0 lead in the ODI series by winning the low-scoring first match by four wickets.

Eoin Morgan will be concerned by the manner of England’s defeat to the West Indies with a World Cup looming.

Steve Harmison was left red-faced after making the same slip of the tongue two nights in a row as he commentated for BT Sport on the West Indies v England T20 series

England stand-in captain Moeen Ali was quick to praise his side despite falling behind 2-1 in the T20 series to West Indies in Barbados.

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…

Heather Knight has promised England will fight Australia’s fire with fire in the multi-format Women’s Ashes, which begins with a three-match T20 series starting tomorrow.