Thomas Tuchel wants ‘relentless' England performance against minnows Andorra
England boss Thomas Tuchel wants a 'relentless' display against minnows Andorra as the road to next summer's World Cup continues in Spain. After the German coach's reign began with Wembley wins against Albania and Latvia, the Euro 2024 runners-up resume qualification against the side sat 173rd in FIFA's world rankings. Tuchel's first away game as England boss is being played in Barcelona rather than Andorra, who have lost all six previous meetings and are available at 120/1 with one bookmaker to win at the RCDE Stadium.
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The 34-year-old, who stepped down as white-ball captain last February following England's group-stage exit from the Champions Trophy, continued to look like a man relieved of a heavy burden as he hit six fours and four sixes. Needing just four for the century, he was out lbw to Joseph in the penultimate over. The tally was Buttler's highest T20 international score on home soil. The Windies were 2-33 off 5.2 overs after losing Johnson Charles for 18, stumped by Buttler off Dawson, and Hope caught by Duckett, who repaid his own dismissal in like-for-like fashion, for three off debutant Matthew Potts. England restricted the visitors to 2-44 at the end of the powerplay, compared to 1-78 at the same stage of the home innings. Evin Lewis hit West Indies top score of 39 off 23 balls, before being caught by Brydon Carse with Jacob Bethell bowling. Dawson, back in the side at 35 and playing his first England match since 2022, claimed his second and third wickets when Duckett caught Sherfane Rutherford (2) and Roston Chase (24) in quick succession. The left-arm spinner wrapped up with a fourth wicket, for 20 runs from his four overs, by bowling Rovman Powell as West Indies slipped to 6-115 on a tough night in the north-east. "I feel really good. Really pleased to contribute to a really good win," said Dawson after winning the player of the match. "When you get 190 on the board, you can go out there and simplify everything. You can bowl defensively and they've got to come to you. Tonight, it worked. "It's been maybe three-and-a-half years since I played. I was nervous going into the game but I'm happy to contribute." Hope said his side had not bowled as well as they had wanted to and needed also to perform better with the bat. "We've got to put this behind us and we've got two games to win the series," he said. 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The 34-year-old, who stepped down as white-ball captain last February following England's group-stage exit from the Champions Trophy, continued to look like a man relieved of a heavy burden as he hit six fours and four sixes. Needing just four for the century, he was out lbw to Joseph in the penultimate over. The tally was Buttler's highest T20 international score on home soil. The Windies were 2-33 off 5.2 overs after losing Johnson Charles for 18, stumped by Buttler off Dawson, and Hope caught by Duckett, who repaid his own dismissal in like-for-like fashion, for three off debutant Matthew Potts. England restricted the visitors to 2-44 at the end of the powerplay, compared to 1-78 at the same stage of the home innings. Evin Lewis hit West Indies top score of 39 off 23 balls, before being caught by Brydon Carse with Jacob Bethell bowling. Dawson, back in the side at 35 and playing his first England match since 2022, claimed his second and third wickets when Duckett caught Sherfane Rutherford (2) and Roston Chase (24) in quick succession. The left-arm spinner wrapped up with a fourth wicket, for 20 runs from his four overs, by bowling Rovman Powell as West Indies slipped to 6-115 on a tough night in the north-east. "I feel really good. Really pleased to contribute to a really good win," said Dawson after winning the player of the match. "When you get 190 on the board, you can go out there and simplify everything. You can bowl defensively and they've got to come to you. Tonight, it worked. "It's been maybe three-and-a-half years since I played. I was nervous going into the game but I'm happy to contribute." Hope said his side had not bowled as well as they had wanted to and needed also to perform better with the bat. "We've got to put this behind us and we've got two games to win the series," he said. The next T20 game in the three-match series is in Bristol on Sunday.
