England narrowly avoided a disaster in their final T20 World Cup group match against Italy on Monday. Harry Brook won the toss and controversially decided to bat first at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

While some key players remain, the squad England take to this summer's World Cup will be very different to the one from four years ago

Jacks' 53 off 22 balls boosts England's total to 202-7 Italy's Ben Manenti scores rapid 60, but team fall short England progress to Super Eights, Italy eliminated KOLKATA, India, Feb 16 (Reuters) - An unbeaten fifty by Will Jacks and three-wicket hauls for Sam Curran and Jamie Overton steered England to a nervy 24-run win over Italy in the Twenty20 World Cup on Monday,

England have picked Kansas City as the World Cup base, sharing the city with Argentina, who also based themselves in the city.

The games in southern Florida promise to give England a flavour of the heat which is likely to be a fixture of the tournament.

England announced Wednesday it has selected Kansas City for its base camp during the multi-week tournament this June and July.

Jude Bellingham has handed England a pre-World Cup selection headache, with it reported that the Real Madrid superstar’s hamstring injury is worse than first feared. It is being suggested that the 22-year-old midfielder will sit out the Three Lions’ final camp before Thomas Tuchel settles on his 26-man squad for a shot at global glory in North America this summer.

England and Scotland’s 2026 FIFA World Cup group matches could face uncertainty due to an ongoing dispute involving Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Local officials have not yet approved the required entertainment license for the venue,