‘England’s brand of cricket still same despite T20 loss’

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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