Brendon McCullum is open to splitting England’s white-ball captaincy and he also did not rule out offering the position to someone currently outside the set-up. Jos Buttler signed off from the role with a seven-wicket thrashing at the hands of South Africa in Karachi as England ended a miserable Champions Trophy campaign with a third defeat from three matches.

England coach Brendon McCullum has not ruled out appointing separate 50-over and T20 captains or bringing in a player from outside the current squad to do the role.

Coach Brendon McCullum backed Jos Buttler to play a big role for England after standing down as the team's white-ball captain following a dismal Champions Trophy campaign. "We still see Jos as obviously a big player within that and he's got a huge role to play,