Both the stars were woefully out of form during the just-concluded Test series against Australia that the visitors lost 1-3 to surrender the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as well as a spot in the World Test Championship final.
Afghanistan dismissed England for 215 to create one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history.
England batted with positive intent to take control of the final Ashes Test at The Oval on Saturday, moving on to 389-9 at the close on the third day with a 377-run lead over Australia.
Images from the IPL 2025 match between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders.
Pakistan beat England by 152 runs in the second Test in Multan on Friday to level the three-match series at 1-1.
Rain forced the abandonment of the third one-day international between England and Sri Lanka on Sunday with the hosts' hopes of taking a 2-0 lead thwarted just four overs into their run chase at Bristol.
South Africa beat England by 51 runs in the third Test at Lord's on Monday to win the series 2-0 and become the world's top-ranked side in place of the hosts.
England dominated Day 2 of the third Test at Edgbaston, reaching 2-116 at stumps after James Anderson helped skittle Australia for 263.
Sri Lanka's debutant Milan Rathnayake broke a 41-year-old record -- registering the highest score by a No 9 on debut.
Dilhara Fernando claimed a career-best six for 27 to propel Sri Lanka to a 107-run win over England.
Images from the ICC World Cup match between India and England in Lucknow on Sunday.
England completed a clean sweep of their 2010 home series when they defeated Pakistan by 121 runs in the fifth and final one-day international on Wednesday. Pakistan, set 257 to win the match and the series, tumbled from 63 without loss to 135 all out after batting under the lights in the day-night match on a warm evening at the Rose Bowl.
England beat New Zealand by 50 runs at Christchurch on Thursday to complete a 2-0 series sweep of their two Twenty20 internationals. England captain Paul Collingwood smashed a half-century to help his team compile a healthy total of 193 for eight before the tourists restricted New Zealand to 143-8 in reply.
England, inspired by 87 from new wicketkeeper-batsman Steven Davies, defeated Pakistan for the fourth time in a row on Friday.
Images from Day 4 of the fourth Test between India and England in Ranchi on Monday, February 26.
Andrew Strauss and Ian Bell scored centuries as England ended day three against New Zealand at 416 for five, with an overall lead of 501 runs.
England all but batted New Zealand out of the second Test with their top-six guiding their side to a 421-run lead at the close of play on the third day in Wellington on Saturday. Already ahead by 144 runs, the England batsmen produced a series of partnerships to reach 277 for nine at the end of play, giving their bowlers a formidable target to defend and at least two days to try to level the three-match series.
England are the first team to hold both the ODI and T20I World Cups at the same time.
England crawled to 286 for 6 at the close on the third day of the first Test. They trail their hosts by 184 runs with two days to play.
Batting at No. 8, Gus Atkinson smashed an unbeaten 74 off 81 balls, including four sixes and five fours, punishing the Sri Lankan bowlers in the final session.
Jamie How scored a superb 139 as New Zealand and England played out a thrilling draw in their fourth one-day international at Napier on Wednesday.
Alastair Cook's patient knock of 78 anchored a well-executed England run chase of 270 to beat New Zealand by eight wickets in the second One-day International at McLeanPark, levelling the three-match series at 1-1 on Wednesday.
IMAGES from the 2nd ODI played between England and Australia at the Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, Britain, on Saturday.
Photos of the fifth One Day International between Australia and England being played at Adelaide Oval.
England continued their perfect start to their tour of New Zealand by beating the Kiwis by 32 runs in their first Twenty20 international at Eden Park in Auckland on Tuesday. England, who opened their two-month tour with back-to-back wins over Canterbury last weekend, compiled an impressive total of 184 for eight from their 20 overs. New Zealand could only manage 152 in reply despite a gallant 61 from their big all-rounder Jacon Oram.
Owais Shah scored 82 as England beat Sri Lanka by 65 runs in the second ODI.
Opener Dawid Malan hit a superb century before Moeen Ali grabbed four wickets as England beat New Zealand by 100 runs in the fourth One-Day International on Friday for a 3-1 series victory.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur says her team committed "no crime" after completing a first-ever whitewash in women's ODIs on English soil with a legal yet debatable run-out.
Images from the World Cup match between South Africa and England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.
Netherlands registered a 45-run upset victory over former champions England in the World T20, in Chittagong, on Monday.
England captain Alastair Cook struck 112 to secure England a 2-0 one-day series win over West Indies with a match to spare after the home side defeated the visitors by eight wickets at The Oval on Tuesday.
Captain Shan Masood smashed 153 and forged a 253-run partnership with fellow centurion Abdullah Shafique as Pakistan dominated Day 1 of the first Test against England on Monday.
Ben Stokes added 91 runs with the last 3 wickets to help England post 246.
It has been 4,302 days since India last lost a Test series at home.
Andrew Flintoff's sparkling 74 was the catalyst as England took control of the third Ashes Test against Australia on Sunday.
England won their first Test against Australia at Lord's since 1934 when they defeated the visitors by 115 runs on the final day of the second Ashes Test.
Australian media hailed Pat Cummins' batting heroics as the final blow of a "rope-a-dope" strategy that delivered a thrilling two-wicket win over England
PHOTOS from the ICC World Cup opener played between England and New Zealand at Ahmedabad on Thursday
Images from Day 3 of the first Test between India and England in Hyderabad on Saturday.
England beat New Zealand by 14 runs at the Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday to join Australia in the tri-series one-day international finals
