NEW DELHI: A visibly dejected Jos Buttler was perplexed after his workforce collapsed to a seven-wicket defeat towards South Africa on Saturday. Describing their underwhelming batting as “the story of our facet,” Buttler’s remarks underscored England’s winless exit from the Champions Trophy.
The match marked a disappointing finish to his ODI captaincy, with England bowing out at 179 all out—the bottom complete of this version—after he selected to bat. South Africa comfortably chased down the goal in simply 29.1 overs.
“A very disappointing efficiency. We had been to this point wanting the mark there right now. It was an honest floor – fairly sluggish however a bit two-paced. We’re not occurring and making these huge, telling contributions which has been a narrative of this facet for a while now with the bat,” Buttler mentioned on the post-match press convention.
Requested concerning the lack of type of his batters, Buttler replied, “I do not know, to be sincere. As a complete group, we’re not getting the outcomes and that takes away some confidence. Time for everybody to go away, have a change of scene, work laborious.
“There’s now an enormous alternative for everybody within the dressing room and people exterior to place their hand up and say they need to be a part of these white-ball groups,” mentioned Buttler who has already introduced that Saturday’s match will likely be his final as white-ball captain.
“There isn’t any doubt that the expertise is there. I am positive (coach) Brendon and the fellows on the high will formulate some plans, and it is right down to people as properly to say they need to be a part of one thing and get this workforce again to the place it needs to be.”
Reflecting on his captaincy, Buttler mentioned successful the 2022 T20 World Cup stays a memorable second.
“That was a unbelievable time. To be a World Cup-winning captain is an extremely proud second. That was the most effective day in a captaincy shirt.”
Praising former skipper Joe Root, Buttler added: “Joe’s been a shining mild and an ideal instance for English cricket all through. We have seen him take his recreation to new ranges since relinquishing the captaincy. Hopefully, I can comply with his lead.”
