The font on Mark Wood's shirt is different from the others. Photo: Manish Swarup/AP
England's cricketers wore uniforms second to none. This is the third World Cup game in a row that players have taken to the field with different types of fonts on their backs against Afghanistan following an apparent printing error on their Castore kit.
Notably, this is a new issue for England's kit after how the previous error was corrected.
An error with the size and font on the front of the England kit occurred in the first two games by a third-party printing company. is considered responsible for the error.
The ECB and kit suppliers Castore arranged for a new batch to be sent to India for England's third match against Afghanistan in Delhi, but there was another flaw in the new kits: the printing on the back of the shirts was not as it should be. /p>
The word “England” appeared in different fonts and sizes on players' shirts during the opening two World Cup matches against New Zealand and Bangladesh. This was caused by an “issue” with the third party printer, not Castore.
This discrepancy was corrected for England's third game, with the national team name being the same size on each player's shirt. However, another error occurred instead. Different England players have worn kits with their name written in different font sizes, with two types of font used.
Before England's game against Bangladesh in Dharamsala, logos of Cinch, sponsor and supplier Castore, located on the players' sleeves were also seen on different arms of some players in the England team photo. But it is clear that this was because the shirts were designed for players to have the sponsor on their dominant hand when they hit the ball, depending on whether they are left-handed or right-handed.
Errors with national team footballs England kits are the latest problem Castore has encountered, although the kit supplier was not to blame for the original error after the printing was passed on to a third party. It is not yet known who is to blame for the latest shirt blunder.
As first reported by Telegraph Sport, Aston Villa players have told club management they are unhappy with this season's wet-looking shirts, which they say are look wet. weigh them down during matches and make it difficult to run. Villa are expected to agree to an early termination of Castore's contract.
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.
The ECB and Castore have asked for a response.
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