Jos Buttler needs to remain on as England captain as he prepares for a World Cup autopsy along with his employers. This has been a depressing event for each Buttler and his aspect, with England’s title defence having yielded simply two wins from eight video games forward of their group-stage finale in opposition to Pakistan in Kolkata on Saturday. England will at the very least go into that match with their hopes of qualifying for the 2025 Champions Trophy in Pakistan through a top-eight end on the World Cup nonetheless alive following Wednesday’s 160-run rout of the Netherlands.
That win ended a sequence of 5 straight defeats however Buttler was out for simply 5, taking the gifted white-ball batsman’s tally for the event to a mere 111 runs in eight innings at a mean of beneath 14.
Buttler is about to fulfill with England cricket director Rob Key previous to this weekend’s conflict with Pakistan, who nonetheless have hope of a semi-final place that has lengthy since evaporated for England.
However amid a debate about whether or not England have to refresh their limited-overs management, the 33-year-old Buttler mentioned he hoped to captain what is predicted to be a much-changed squad on a tour of the West Indies subsequent month.
“I would wish to,” he mentioned. “I do know Rob Key arrives into India right now. We will have some good conversations with him and the coach and make a plan for that tour.”
Reflecting on Wednesday’s thrashing of the Netherlands, he added: “It has been a irritating time, not profitable video games of cricket or enjoying in addition to we might like, I am delighted with this win.”
‘Distinctive Stokes’
England have been indebted, as soon as once more, to Ben Stokes after his defiant 108 took them to a complete of 339-9 that was greater than sufficient in opposition to the Netherlands.
However Take a look at captain Stokes will not be heading to the Caribbean, with the star all-rounder set to endure knee surgical procedure after the World Cup.
There have been requires Stokes to go house for an operation instantly the second England not had any likelihood of qualifying for the semi-finals.
Stokes, who revived England’s innings on Wednesday from the depths of 192-6, mentioned: “I do not depart anybody hanging”.
Buttler was adamant there was by no means any query of an early departure.
“No, we’ve not had any conversations like that. It is not Ben’s type in any respect,” he mentioned.
“He needs to place in performances such as you noticed right here. Anytime you want somebody to face up when the workforce’s beneath strain, he is had a historical past of all the time doing that for whoever he is enjoying for.
“We’re very fortunate to have him within the workforce and I assumed his innings right now was distinctive.”
In the meantime, Buttler was in little doubt in regards to the significance of the Pakistan match.
“It is an enormous sport for us, very important,” he mentioned. “We have not carried out the best way we wished to this complete journey, and we might like to go away India placing in a correct efficiency.”
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