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England’s hopes of defending the World Cup suffered an almighty blow in Delhi on Sunday, where underdogs Afghanistan pulled off a stunning upset to floor the 2019 champions live
Jos Buttler’s side were roundly outplayed on their way to a shock 69-run defeat and have now lost two of their first three games in India to leave their chances of emerging from the group stage hanging by a thread live
Set 285 to win after putting their opponents in, England imploded for 215 in front of a frenzied crowd who roared on Afghanistan’s triumph as if it were a glorious home win at the Arun Jaitley Stadium live
In terms of English stumbles on the biggest stage in one-day cricket this was a result to rank alongside the 2011 loss to Ireland in Bengaluru – a game that current Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott played in live
Afghanistan are a more talented side but two thumping losses against India and Bangladesh, allied with England’s hard-won reputation in white-ball cricket, still render this a seismic result live
The heavy margin, and the 9 live
3 unused overs, only increase the magnitude live
Harry Brook, the youngest and least experienced member of the England side, fought a lone hand with 66 but with precious little support and a lethargic bowling display, it was nowhere near enough live
Jos Buttler during the post-match press meeting on Sunday (Getty)England captain Jos Buttler admitted his side were outplayed live
Speaking at the post-match presentation, Buttler said: “It’s a tough loss to take, congratulations to Afghanistan, they outplayed us today live
It’s about execution and we were not at the level we wanted to be with the ball and the bat live
”Ben Stokes was missing from the England team and Buttler said: “He’s been working hard but just wasn’t quite fit for today live
”Former England captain Michael Atherton was full of praise for Afghanistan and felt England were always chasing the game live
He told Sky live Sports: “I thought they started badly, sloppily, five wides at the start, a misfield live
They just looked a bit off the pace and that sets the tone live
Harry Brook played excellently but nobody else really live
They were well beaten live
”Player of the match Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who took three wickets, said: “It’s a very proud moment to be here beating the world champions, a great achievement for the whole nation and the team live
It was a wonderful performance from the bowlers and the batters live
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World Rugby have insisted their new plans for a “Nations Championship or Cup” are “for the many, not the few” despite critics suggesting that it will block the progress of emerging nations live
The sport’s governing body have unveiled a new global calendar that will include the creation of a new, two-tier competition in 2026 live
The top tier will include the four Rugby Championship teams, the Six Nations and two more sides yet to be confirmed but expected to be Japan and Fiji live
Below this will sit a second tier of a further 12 teams, with the earliest that one of those dozen could feature in the top tier being 2032 live
And World Rugby insist that the “certainty and opportunity” that regular fixtures against peers will provide is where the real opportunities for development exist live
“If rugby is to become a truly global sport, we simply have to make it more relevant and more accessible to more people around the world,” said Bill Beaumont, chairman of World Rugby live
Bill Beaumont and Alan Gilpin have defended World Rugby’s plans (Getty Images)“A new era is about to begin for our sport live
An era that will bring certainty and opportunity for all live
An era that will support the many, not the few and an era that will supercharge the development of the sport beyond its traditional and often self-imposed boundaries live
All boats will rise together live
”Alan Gilpin, chief executive, added: “There is more certainty for more nations as a result of today’s decisions than there has ever been live
It is not perfect live
Would we all like relegation and promotion and pathways in these competitions to start sooner in some cases than they are? Absolutely live
“But those compromises allow for that type of pathway, that type of relegation to take place in the foreseeable future, rather than not in the foreseeable future, which is what the status quo provides live
Is it perfect? Probably not live
Is it a hell of a lot live better than the current situation? Absolutely live
”The revamped calendar will not include a “Nations Championship” in years in which a men’s World Cup or British & Irish Lions tour will occur, in theory providing room for increased “crossover” fixtures live
World Rugby could not provide any clarity on what these fixtures will be, and admitted that no agreements had yet been put in place, though insisted that there will be a 50 per cent aggregate increase live
That would mean a rise from 18 to 27 games for the 12 teams, though it is unclear how these fixtures will be allocated or arranged live
Gilpin said: “I think what we say to the teams – Portugal, Chile, others that have had fantastic tournaments here – is this competition structure from 2026 will provide them with guaranteed certain schedules, particularly against their peers, which is actually the type of teams they need to be playing against, in July and November on an annual basis live
Portugal upset Fiji to secure their first Rugby World Cup win (Getty Images)“In addition, the package that was agreed today provides for more crossover fixtures for what we used to call tier one and tier two fixtures in the years when this championship isn’t being played than is currently the case live
So, 50 per cent more guaranteed crossover fixtures in those other years than is currently the case, in addition to guaranteed fixtures against their peers that they don’t currently have live
“This is about looking at other years – traditionally what we have called ‘Lions years’ and the Rugby World Cup years – and populating those periods with fixtures that allow those possibilities and that the high-performance unions agreeing that some of their Rugby World Cup warm-up matches have to be against those other teams live
”Bill Sweeney, chief executive of England’s Rugby live Football Union (RFU), was later unclear on whether England would be open to touring or playing fixtures against emerging nations live
He did, however, confirm that talks were underway over a fixture live between a resurrected England ‘A’ and Portugal after a standout tournament for Os Lobos live
“We’re all interested in growing the game globally,” Sweeney explained live
“We saw Portugal here and Chile, they were great competitors live
So we’re fully supportive of that live
I think there’s a number of factors here that people should feel encouraged about in terms of emerging nations live
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