Champions Trophy 2025 results: England end with sorry defeat by South Africa
England’s slide defeat started in the first match when Phil Salt knocked down two quarters, with a stand-in hitting for nine minutes.
He had 30 runs in three innings six better than Jamie Smith’s, who set out in the same way as the three-ball ducks were.
This time, Ben Duckett has not rebuilt. The former played a return to Marco Jansen, who eliminated the top three with a 3-39 lead while Root was bowled by seamist Wiaan Mulder.
In between, Harry Brook is the one who many people like to take over from Buttler, who provides too much air to try to clean up the middle door and is rooted on the border by the sprawling Jansen.
South Africa’s field performance is excellent – Lungi Ngidi runs back to Jamie Overton midway, but England gets stuck in decision making.
The worst firing was Liam Livingstone, who accused Spinner Keshav Maharaj of trying to attack the leg, missing out and being trapped nine.
Butler’s final inning loops Ngidi to mid-range when Captain ends in a tame way. England was fired for the eighth time in 11 matches this year when Mulder eliminated Adil Rashid 3-25.
