England in grave danger of missing automatic qualification for 2027 World Cup

London [UK], September 5 (ANI): England's torrid tally successful the 50-over format, with Harry Brook astatine the helm, further extended aft South Africa orchestrated its archetypal ODI bid triumph successful England's location den since 1998 by taking an unassailable 2-0 pb aft the extremity of the 2nd fixture of the three-match bid astatine the 'Home of Cricket', Lord's.

South Africa ousted England with a constrictive five-run triumph successful a high-octane run-scoring fest. There weren't immoderate notable celebrations from the Proteas players arsenic they calmly got connected with things portion England were forced to bespeak connected their misery.

As England's abysmal tally successful the ODIs persisted, their chances to automatically suffice for the 2027 World Cup are present successful jeopardy. The 2019 satellite champions boast conscionable 7 wins retired of 21 ODIs since the 2023 World Cup successful India. Their shambolic amusement includes a fearfulness group-stage exit successful the Champions Trophy earlier this year, on with a bid decision successful India.

Despite clean-sweeping the West Indies successful a three-match series, which was Brook's archetypal captaincy duty successful the format, England are ranked eighth successful the ICC ODI rankings. If their disastrous tally successful the format continues, they are astatine hazard of missing retired connected the automatic qualification. As of now, they basal 4 points down Afghanistan and way the fig 1 side, India, by 37 points.

The 2027 variation of the World Cup volition diagnostic 14 teams. The tourney volition beryllium hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia, with the archetypal 2 gaining automatic qualification. Namibia, which doesn't person the presumption of a afloat subordinate nation, volition traverse done the qualifying rounds.

The apical 8 teams, isolated from the 2 hosts, volition summation automatic qualification. England inactive has 18 months to alteration its luck and support a steadfast spread betwixt their presumption and the cut-off mark. Before the Ashes, they volition quadrate disconnected against the fig 2 side, New Zealand, successful an distant series. The Three Lions volition past caput to Sri Lanka to play 3 much earlier the T20 World Cup.

Next year, immoderate formidable opponents patiently hold to trial their spot against England. They volition fastener horns with India successful 3 matches, enactment successful a tri-series successful Pakistan and conscionable their arch-rival Australia successful the winter. To England's angst, teams beneath them look opponents who don't look pugnacious connected paper. If 2 teams managed to topple England, Brook's broadside volition person to spell done the modular qualification process to summation introduction successful the marquee event. (ANI)