Being England white-ball captain would be 'a dream', says Duckett

Jos Buttler stepped down as white-ball captain after England crashed out in the group stage of the Champions Trophy, losing all three of their matches.

It was the first time England had failed to win any of their matches in the group stage of a global event for the first time, while it also means they have lost their last seven successive ODIs – their worst losing run in 24 years.

They have been beaten in 10 of their 11 matches in 2025 across all formats and have been dismissed inside their allocated overs on eight occasions.

Buttler made the decision following their elimination after defeat against New Zealand, and though Harry Brook and Test captain Ben Stokes are among the favourites to take over, Duckett says he would be interested in taking over the role.

"To captain England would obviously be a dream," Duckett told Sky Sports. "I don't think it's on the radar, but I don't know that, which is why I am answering like that.

"We will see what happens moving forward and what decisions are made. I am just pretty happy playing for England at the minute.

"Three or four years ago I wouldn't have thought I'd be doing that, so just living my dream as a kid, representing my country - I am very happy playing all three formats."

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England endured a defeat-laden trip to India in January and February before the Champions Trophy, with Duckett saying he "did not care" about their ODI series result as long as they went on to win that tournament.

The 30-year-old acknowledged it was not the right thing to say, insisting that England did go into those matches with winning intentions.

"We are in the spotlight," he added. "People are always going to have opinions on what we say. At times, I haven't got it right and it is a fine balance.

"It's certainly not the case that we don't want to win games.

"After every game in the Champions Trophy, if there was a camera you would see a group of lads hurting, wanting to win and believing they could win every single game.

"When I pull on an England shirt, whatever the format, the only thing on my mind is to go out and win it - win it for the country. The Champions Trophy was disappointing, and we were all hurting a lot.