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Reece Topley sees change of England white-ball captain as a ‘natural shift’

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Reece Topley believes the shift from Eoin Morgan’s tenure as England white-ball captain to his successor Jos Buttler has been a seamless transition.

Morgan stepped down at the end of June having held the role for seven-and-a-half years, including leading them to their maiden men’s World Cup victory in 2019.

Under Morgan, both the one-day international and Twenty20 sides reached number one world rankings but since he announced his retirement from England duty they were beaten in the T20 and ODI series by India before drawing 1-1 with South Africa after the decider was washed out.

Ben Stokes has also stepped away from the 50-over game after feeling he could no longer play to his best across all three formats.

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The England white-ball coach, Matthew Mott, has told the team’s fans not to live in the past and asked for “a little bit of patience and a bit of perspective”. Mott said the squad is “a very different unit” to the side that won the World Cup in 2019 under Eoin Morgan and was narrowly beaten last year in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup.
South Africa, chasing 202 for victory in a match reduced by rain to 29 overs per side, were bowled out for just 83. Topley, whose career has been stalled by several stress fractures, sparked a top-order slump to 27-5 during a spell of 2-17 in four overs. Spinners Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali shared five wickets between them as South Africa were dismissed with nearly nine overs remaining for their equal second-lowest completed ODI total, behind a 69 all out against Australia at Sydney in 1993 and level with an 83 against England at Nottingham in 2008.
The returning Reece Topley sparked a dramatic collapse as England hammered South Africa by 118 runs in the second one-day international at Old Trafford on Friday to level the three-match series at 1-1. South Africa, chasing 202 for victory in a match reduced by rain to 29 overs per side, were bowled out for just 83, with Topley sparking a top-order slump to 27-5 during a spell of 2-17 in four overs.
BAM! Liam Livingstone has just heaved Anrich Nortje’s 90mph delivery for six over square leg. BAM! BAM! POW! Another six, then another, followed by a four. It’s carnage in the middle.

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