England left for South Africa on Monday night wanting to use their first assignment of a very different winter to step up their challenge for a World Cup double. The white-ball trip will see emphasis put on the three Twenty20 matches that precede the three one-day internationals as England begin in earnest their preparations for next October's short-form World Cup in India. And Jos Buttler hopes they can take lessons learned from their thrilling 50-over World Cup triumph at Lord's last year into the build-up for the first of two Twenty20 world tournaments scheduled for the next two years. 'What we did in 50-over cricket was win and learn at the same time and, building towards the Twenty20 World Cup, we want to nail down our squad of 15 and starting 11. Meanwhile, England's historic tour of Pakistan will be delayed until late 2021 as they juggle the demands of a congested fixture list.

Source: Daily Mail November 16, 2020 14:24 UTC