Vice-captain Harry Brook has been tipped to replace Buttler, though his status as a regular in the Test team could impact his ability to carry out the role

Jos Buttler has resigned as captain following England's early exit from the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in the group stages. He will stand down after their final

Jos Buttler made an unceremonious exit as England's white-ball captain on Friday, endorsing the popular perception that great players do not always make great captains. Buttler is arguably England's greatest white-ball batter and was tipped to scale similar heights as skipper after he led the side to the T20 World Cup title in Australia in 2022.

After losing 22 of 34 ODIs as skipper, Buttler said it was "the right decision for me and the team", and said he hoped his successor could take the team "back to where it needs to be".

England’s torturous white-ball winter ended with a whimper in Jos Buttler’s swansong as captain as they were humbled by South Africa to exit the Champions Trophy with three defeats from three. Back-to-back Group B defeats to Australia and Afghanistan sealed an early exit and Buttler’s fate but England were unable to rouse themselves for his send-off in Karachi,

As England's star batter Jos Buttler concludes his white-ball captaincy stint, the once limited-overs giants have been left with more questions than answers and their players in dire need of proper guidance,