Classically English game has featured at the Olympics once, and British team will defend their title at Los Angeles 2028
These are lean times for England’s male white-ball cricketers. Bundled out of last year’s ODI World Cup in humiliating style, thrashed by India in the T20 World Cup after scraping into the semi-finals: the team now led by Jos Buttler has suffered a dramatic decline since the glories of 2019 and 2022.
There remains more than a glimmer of hope to cling to, however. Another prestigious international title remains in English – more accurately British – hands and will remain so until at least 2028.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/17/great-britain-olympics-cricket-castle-cary-paris-france-the-spin
Author : Luke McLaughlin
Publish date : 2024-07-17 10:44:45
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