England are playing Netherlands at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune in their eighth match of the ongoing spectacle. The Three Lions need to win this clash and defeat Pakistan in their upcoming fixture to stand a chance of qualifying for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

England openers Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan started well with a 45-run stand for the opening wicket but a series of silly errors led to an embarrassing collapse against Sri Lanka in a must-win World Cup 2023 game at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

ENG vs SL: Joe Root has scored two fifties in England's four matches in the World Cup 2023 so far. The English star batter is eyeing a historic record for his side and stands on the verge of breaking Indian Legend Sourav Ganguly's record too.

Virat Kohli has taken three catches in three World Cup 2023 innings and has the highest rating points in fielding impact after India's recent game against Pakistan. David Warner and Matt Henry have taken five catches from three innings but Kohli leads in the fielding impact chart.

England scored 364 runs after being put in to bat first by Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan in the World Cup 2023 match in Dharamsala on Tuesday, October 10. While Dawid Malan smashed his career-best 140, Joe Root scored a second consecutive half-century as England eye their first win.

England took on New Zealand in the first game of the ICC Cricket World Cup in Ahmedabad on Thursday, October 5 and a stunning record was scripted in the tournament opener. England, who were sent in to bat first by the Kiwis scored, 282 runs in the first innings.

England lost both their opener Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy to injuries as Harry Brook opens an innings with veteran Dawid Malan.

"Going into this one as world champions, playing a part in that in 2019, which was an unbelievable moment for us as a team and myself," Ben Stokes added.

"I feel like I'm playing well at the minute and feel I could potentially add value to the team," Brook added.

Ben Stokes has reversed his decision and Joe Root returns to the ODI setup after a gap of over one year

Rohit Sharma scored a century in the first Test and then smashed two fifties in the second Test against West Indies last month.

Former England captain Joe Root continued to milk runs in Test cricket as he smashed his 60th half-century against Australia in the fifth Ashes game at the Oval.

Joe Root pulled off a one-handed stunner to put an end to Marnus Labuschagne's stay in the middle.

Relentless rain on the final day of the fourth Test denied England an opportunity to level the series in Manchester as former captain Joe Root made a couple of bold suggestions.

Zak Crawley played extremely aggressive cricket while Joe Root also complimented him well as England plundered Australia on the second day of fourth Ashes Test.

Zak Crawley fell 11 runs short of scoring his second Test double ton while Joe Root missed his 31st Test hundred by 16 runs.

Kane Williamson has been benefited by the no-show from the likes of Marnus Labuschagne and Joe Root in the Lord's Test in the ongoing Ashes series.

Joe Root survived a reprieve through a Cameron Green no-ball, however, he couldn't defy Steve Smith, who put in a magnificent dive to dismiss England's best Test batter on Day 2 of the Lord's Ashes Test.

Australia would have been in an even more commanding position after the first day of the Lord's Test in the ongoing Ashes series against England if not for Joe Root's twin strikes in the final hour.

Joe Root smoked a ton and 46 in the two innings in ENG vs AUS 1st Ashes Test. England and Australia are locking horns in the opening Ashes Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham.