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‘England’s brand of cricket still same despite T20 loss’
England's Jofra Archer reacts as he fails to take the catch of India's Abhishek Sharma during the first T20 cricket match between India and England at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India, January 22, 2025

JOFRA ARCHER insisted England will not be pressing the panic button despite a new white-ball era under Brendon McCullum starting with a comprehensive T20 defeat against India in Kolkata.

After a lacklustre batting display from England, India withstood a four-over burst from a revved-up Archer to race to their target of 133 with seven wickets and 43 balls to spare at Eden Gardens.

While Archer took two for 21, Tilak Varma top-edged his first delivery agonisingly over Phil Salt and there were other instances of tough catches going down or the ball dropping in front of fielders.

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