England have finished their 2025 Champions Trophy campaign, losing their third match heavily to South Africa. Here are the squad's player ratings for the tournament.
Ben Duckett - 8
3 matches, 209 runs at 75.66, SR: 108.61, HS: 165
While undoubtedly a bright part of England's tournament, his 165 was his only score of note across three innings. Nevertheless, he remains one of the few players sure of their place coming out of their campaign.
Phil Salt - 1
3 matches, 30 runs at 10.00, SR: 120.00, HS: 12
Salt's dismissals all followed a familiar pattern, out trying to attack in the powerplay. He is likely to be a casualty if there is a clearout following the tournament, and it's hard to see him keeping his place.
Jamie Smith - 2
3 matches, 24 runs at 8.00, SR: 82.75, HS:15
While Smith's stock was high coming into the tournament, it's fallen due to a string of dismissals for low scores, and their manner. Promoted up to three for the campaign, he found himself in during the powerplay in every innings, but was unable to be part of a rebuilding effort. His dismissal against Australia was particularly frustrating, attempting to hit over mid-on for the second time in three balls having narrowly avoided being caught there previously.
This is the fifth time in the last 9 ODIs that England have been dismissed for fewer than 250
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) March 1, 2025
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Joe Root - 8
3 matches, 225 runs at 75.00, SR: 96.56, HS: 120
After a sporadic few years of 50-over game time, this tournament showed that Root was back to near his best in the format. The century he scored against Afghanistan took England to within tantalising distance of a win, and despite the lack of support around him he was part of several attempted innings resurrections.
Harry Brook - 3
3 matches, 47 runs at 15.66, SR: 83.92, HS:25
While he comes out of the tournament tipped to be England's next captain in the format, Brook's own performance should be of more concern. Particularly against spin, his inability to rotate the strike has been a recurrent issue, and he must find more consistency in the format to lay the groundwork for any potential captaincy.
Jos Buttler - 1
3 matches, 82 runs at 27.33, SR: 77.35, HS: 38
A tournament which was the final nail in the coffin for his captaincy combined with a lack of runs on the pitch makes this a low point of Buttler's career.
Liam Livingstone - 4
3 matches, 33 runs at 11.00, SR: 82.50, HS:14
3 wickets at 33.00, ER: 6.52, BBI: 2-28
Livingstone's tournament is slightly paradoxical due to his success with the ball, and it's that which makes his position in the side difficult to predict going forward. His continued low scores with the bat, however, are starting to cast doubt over whether he is the right option at No.7.
Jamie Overton - 2
2 matches, 1 wicket at 106.00, ER: 7.06, BBI: 1-72
43 runs at 21.50, SR: 89.58, HS:32
Overton was picked as an option to bat at No.8 and be the third seamer in the attack. His batting position felt consistently too high, although that was partly to with the point at which he came to the crease. Against Afghanistan, his length became predictable and he was part of why England struggled to take wickets in the middle-overs.
Brydon Carse - 1
1 match, 1 wicket at 69.00, ER:9.85, BBI: 1-69
Carse had a nightmare outing against Australia, where he also picked up a toe injury which ruled him out of the rest of the tournament.
Jofra Archer - 7
3 matches, 6 wickets at 32.00, ER: 6.73, BBI: 3-64
Archer was the brightest part of England's bowling attack. The wickets he took in the power play against Afghanistan put England in a strong position which they squandered throughout the middle, and he took two wickets against South Africa, dismantling the stumps twice.
Adil Rashid - 5
3 matches, 3 wickets at 48.00, ER: 5.33, BBI: 1-37
Rashid was slightly short of his best in the tournament, although the lack of support around him was likely a contributing factor. He produced some magic deliveries nevertheless, and anxieties over where England's spin attack will be when he eventually hangs up his boots continue.
England have won just one of their last nine ODIs, with head coach Brendon McCullum believing that their ability has been stifled because "they care too much".
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) March 1, 2025
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Mark Wood - 3
2 matches, 1 wicket at 125.00, ER: 7.14, BBI: 1-75
Risked on comeback from injury, Wood's tournament slipped into disaster territory when he was mauled by Glenn Maxwell in Australia's record chase. Once again, with uncertainty over whether Wood will now be able to play a full part of England's upcoming Test series', questions arise over whether his future lies in both white and red ball international formats.
Saqib Mahmood - 2
1 match, 0 wickets, ER: 6.20, BBI: 0-31
Mahmood was only picked for the game against South Africa when Wood was ruled out with injury. He took the new ball, struggled with his line and dropped a catch off his own bowling.
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