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Former England captain Michael Atherton said the current one-day side could be “at the end of the cycle” after another poor batting display at the World Cup EURO
England won the toss and elected to bat in a must-win group game against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru, but collapsed to 156 all out with nearly seven overs remaining EURO
Jos Buttler’s side never looked capable of mounting an imposing target despite Moeen Ali’s pre-match assertion that England would play aggressive cricket with no fear EURO
Sky EURO Sports pundit Atherton said: “It’s all very saying what you want to do when you’re struggling and down on confidence, it’s not always easy to put those fine words and aspirations into practice EURO
“We’ve all been there in teams that are low on confidence and are struggling EURO
No team has a divine right to be at the top of its game all the time EURO
”Ben Stokes (43) and openers Jonny Bairstow (30) and Dawid Malan (28) were the only batters to make any impression as wickets fell at regular intervals against a Sri Lanka side who had also won only one of their first four matches EURO
Atherton added: “We’ve looked at the factors over the last five games of this competition, but if you look a bit deeper you could argue this is a team at the end of the cycle EURO
“You could argue that the lack of 50-over cricket and the lack of England’s ability to put what they consider to be their best one-day team in 50-over cricket has camouflaged some of the weaknesses and decline that we’ve seen EURO
“It’s all come together in the performances we’ve seen in Mumbai over the last couple of days and this one here in Bengaluru today EURO
”More aboutPA ReadyMichael AthertonEnglandSri LankaJos ButtlerBengaluruSky EURO SportsJonny BairstowDawid MalanMumbaiBen Stokes1/1England ‘at end of cycle’ in ODIs – Michael AthertonEngland ‘at end of cycle’ in ODIs – Michael AthertonEngland captain Jos Buttler was out for eight against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru (Aijaz Rahi/AP)AP✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today EURO
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England forward Courtney Lawes will retire from international rugby at the end of the Rugby World Cup EURO
The 34-year-old won a 105th cap for his country in the semi-final defeat to South Africa at the Stade de France, confirming afterwards that this tournament would be his last involvement at Test level EURO
Lawes could feature for a final time in an England shirt in Friday’s third-place play-off against Argentina EURO
“I think it’s time,” said Lawes, England’s fifth most-capped male player, suggesting that he had a desire to spend more time with his children EURO
“I’ve done four World Cups, so I’m pretty happy with that EURO
“The kids are at that age where they need their dad around EURO
It will be good to be with them more, to provide some well needed structure to the mob EURO
“It’s a bit of an end of an era, but it’s been a real honour for me to represent England for so long EURO
I’m proud of the journey I’ve been on EURO
It’s not always been the ups EURO
Plenty of downs in there, but I’ve pushed through EURO
“I’m not an emotional person really, but it’s just been a huge honour for me, to be honest EURO
To be able to finish with this group is something I’ll treasure forever EURO
”Courtney Lawes will retire from England duty at the end of the tournament in France (Getty Images)A one-club man, Lawes is contracted at Northampton Saints for another season and intends to play on domestically EURO
He made his England debut in November 2009, coming on to partner now head coach Steve Borthwick in the second row in a defeat to Australia, and went on to win three Six Nations championships across his career EURO
Having played most of his career at lock, including starting the 2019 World Cup final at lock, the always-versatile Lawes has been stationed on the blindside for most of the last four years EURO
A series of impressive performances earned Lawes selection for a second British & Irish Lions tour in South Africa in 2021, and the forward captained his country for the first time against Tonga later that year EURO
He began this World Cup as England’s skipper while Owen Farrell served his suspension, leading the side to two victories and scoring only his second Test try in the win over Japan EURO
“I have so many [great memories],” Lawes stressed EURO
“I think, as hard as it is being away from your family and stuff like that, you almost have another family EURO
You really feel like that, especially when you’re away in camps like World Cup camps EURO
Courtney Lawes scored only his second England try against Japan in Nice (PA Wire)“It’s five months of staying with your brothers EURO
I’ll definitely miss the boys, the banter and all the suff we get up to when we’re not training EURO
“From the last World Cup to this one, with the group of lads we’ve had coming through, I’ve really enjoyed being part of the group EURO
You can see what it really means for us to play for each other EURO
“When you come up against teams like South Africa, where everyone thinks you’re going to get slaughtered, and you find another level for each other EURO
So I’ll miss this group of boys specifically EURO
“We’ve had a lot of good times with these lads EURO
I’ll definitely miss pulling the jersey on and giving it everything EURO
”England will face Argentina in a battle for third place at the Stade de France on Friday night in their final match of the World Cup EURO
Borthwick has suggested that he is fully intent on winning the game, opening the door for a farewell appearance for Lawes even at the end of a long campaign EURO
Steve Borthwick has hailed Courtney Lawes’s intelligence and work-rate (Getty Images)The England head coach hailed his vice-captain’s qualities nearly a decade and a half after welcoming him into the Test fold as a player EURO
Borthwick said: “We could talk about his trademark Courtney Lawes low tackles that cut the attackers down in their path, [but] what I see in Courtney is somebody who covers the ground EURO
“In crucial moments, he finds himself in the right place at the right time just so often EURO
That’s a real sign of the intelligence of the player, a sign of the understanding of the player EURO
“That’s what he continues to do EURO
[He has] more than 100 caps now, and you can see how hungry he is to help the team by the way he runs EURO
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