The Champions Trophy is underway, with England losing their opener to Australia as records tumbled in Lahore. A miserable white-ball tour of India saw England lose seven of their eight matches across the two formats, leading to questions over how well, and how much, the squad had trained under Brendon McCullum. Significant improvements will be needed if England are to progress out of their group, with their campaign starting with a five-wicket loss as Australia produced a record chase thanks to Josh Inglis’ heroics with Ben Duckett’s sensational performance in vain. Pakistan are hosting the tournament, though India’s matches are being played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the UAE after they announced they would not travel to Pakistan. The two sides played each other on Sunday, with Virat Kohli inspiring India to a six-wicket triumph. This is the first edition of the Champions Trophy since 2017, when Pakistan lifted the trophy after beating India in the final at the Oval. Wednesday, February 19 New Zealand beat Pakistan by 60 runs Thursday, February 20 India beat Bangladesh by six wickets Sunday, February 23 India beat Pakistan by six wickets Monday, February 24 Bangladesh vs New Zealand Thursday, February 27 Pakistan vs Bangladesh Sunday, March 2 India vs New Zealand Friday, February 21 South Africa beat Afghanistan by 107 runs Saturday, February 22 Australia beat England by five wickets Tuesday, February 25 Australia vs South Africa Wednesday, February 26 Afghanistan vs England Friday, February 28 Afghanistan vs Australia Saturday, March 1 England vs South Africa Tuesday, March 4 Winner Group A vs Runner-up Group B Wednesday, March 5 Winner Group B vs Runner-up Group A Saturday, March 9