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England's World Cup chances may well be hanging by a thread after the shock defeat to Afghanistan.
Captain Jos Buttler has acknowledged that the stunning 69-run loss in Delhi was a ‘big setback’ to their trophy retention ambitions and a tough result to take. Afghanistan had only ever won once in a 50-over World Cup which came after beating Scotland way back 2015, and lost all nine of their matches during the group stage four years ago.
The 69-run victory will go down as the most famous cricket result in the country's history. The likes of Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow didn't offer enough resistance with bat while England's bowling attack was again called into question. Speaking after the game, Buttler said: "This is a tough loss to take but congratulations to Afghanistan. They outplayed us today.
"With the bat and ball throughout the game we were not at the level we wanted to be at. We have to be better. You have to find ways to impose yourselves and show your skill. We weren't quite good enough and it was really disappointing."
England looked to have turned a corner after beating Bangladesh on Tuesday, having tasted defeat to New Zealand in their opening game, but now will have to dig deep to make the semi-finals. There are still six matches to play giving the defending champions time to get their campaign back on track and they will get their chance to rectify their current standings when they face South Africa on Saturday in Mumbai.
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How can you watch England's World Cup games?
You can watch all the action from the Cricket World Cup on Sky Sports who are now offering Sky Sports Cricket for £14 a month.
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What fixtures are coming up on Sky Sports Cricket?
October 17 - South Africa vs Netherlands (0930 BST)
October 18 - New Zealand vs Afghanistan (0930 BST)
October 19 - India vs Bangladesh (0930 BST)
October 20 - Australia vs Pakistan (0930 BST)
October 21 - Netherlands vs Sri Lanka (0600 BST)
October 21 - England vs South Africa (0930 BST)
October 22 - India vs New Zealand (0930 BST)
October 23 - Pakistan vs Afghanistan (0930 BST)
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October 24 - South Africa v Bangladesh (0930 BST)
October 25 - Australia vs Netherlands (0930 BST)
October 26 - England vs Sri Lanka (0930 BST)
October 27 - Pakistan vs South Africa (0930 BST)
October 28 - Australia vs New Zealand (0600 BST)
October 28 - Netherlands vs Bangladesh (0930 BST)
October 29 - India vs England (0830 GMT)
October 30 - Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka (0830 GMT)
October 31 - Pakistan vs Bangladesh (0830 GMT)
November 1 - New Zealand vs South Africa (0830 GMT)
November 2 - India vs Sri Lanka (0830 GMT)
November 3 - Netherlands vs Afghanistan (0830 GMT)
November 4 - New Zealand vs Pakistan (0500 GMT)
November 4 - England vs Australia (0830 GMT)
November 5 - India vs South Africa (0830 GMT)
November 6 - Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka (0830 GMT)
November 7 - Australia vs Afghanistan (0830 GMT)
November 8 - England vs Netherlands (0830 GMT)
November 9 - New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, (0830 GMT)
November 10 - South Africa vs Afghanistan (0830 GMT)
November 11 - Australia vs Bangladesh (0500 GMT)
November 11 - England vs Pakistan (0830 GMT)
November 12 - India vs Netherlands (0830 GMT)
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