About half of the shirts had a larger font with the word «England» on the wearer's chest than the others
England players played at the World Cup cricket team wearing different jerseys due to a printing error on their Castor kit.
The word «England» appeared in different fonts and sizes on players' jerseys during the first two Cricket World Cups. Cup matches against New Zealand and Bangladesh due to an 'issue' with a third-party printer.
During England's 137-run win over Bangladesh on Tuesday, players were seen wearing different logos. in front of their shirts, which the England and Wales Cricket Board quickly clarified was due to be fixed in time for their next match.
“There was an issue with one of the third party's batches of shirts which we are working to resolve.” — the ECB said in a statement.
The mismatched shirts were noticed too late to produce new ones in time for printing. opening matches, and the players are believed to have donned the shirts at random.
Castore sponsor and supplier Cinch labels on the sides of the players' shirts were also seen on the various arms of some players in the England team photograph: Cinch appeared on the left arm of for some players and on the right for others.
Adil Rashid's jersey features shirt sponsor Sinch on his left arm. Photo: AP/Ashwini Bhatia 
While watching Chris Woakes' shirt, the Cinch logo appears on the right. Photo: Reuters/Andrew Boyers
But it is believed that this was because the jerseys were designed for players to have the sponsor on their leading hand while batting, depending on whether they are left- or right-handed.
New batch. The jerseys are expected to be ready for England's next World Cup match against Afghanistan in Delhi on Sunday. All shirts are expected to be printed in a smaller font size before the end of the tournament, ending the awkward situation of mismatched shirts being used for defense at the World Cup.
England international Dawid Malan says he 'didn't notice' errors and was not aware of any problems with the T-shirts.
This error is the latest problem with Castore, although it is not the form provider's fault. this scenario after printing was left to the discretion of a third party.
As first reported by Telegraph Sport, Aston Villa players have told club management they are unhappy with this season's wet-effect shirts, which , they claim, they are being weighed. during matches, making it difficult to run. It is expected that Villa will agree to an early termination of the contract with Castore.
Fellow Premier League club Newcastle United have already exercised an exit clause in their deal and will switch kit suppliers at the end of this season.
After being named man of the match for his sixth ODI century in just through 21 ODIs, Malan admitted that after breaking into the side, he still felt like he was proving his critics wrong.
“I am desperate to do well in this format and prove my point that I am I deserve to be there,” Malan said.
“I feel like I’m under pressure in every episode. For me, continuing to silence people is all I can do. If I can score as many points as possible and contribute to the wins, hopefully over time people's opinions will change.
“I'm just hungry, I want to play and play well, I want to score points and win games. cricket. I wanted to be part of this team for so long that it was impossible to get through to such good players. So I try to get everything I have to take advantage of this opportunity and enjoy it while it lasts.”
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