‘Time for everyone to go away’: Jos Buttler as England exit Champions Trophy winless | Cricket News

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NEW DELHI: A visibly dejected Jos Buttler was at a loss for phrases after his group collapsed to a seven-wicket defeat towards South Africa on Saturday. Describing their underwhelming batting as “the story of our side,” 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 really disappointing performance. We were so far short of the mark there today. It was a decent surface – pretty slow but a bit two-paced. We’re not going on and making those big, telling contributions which has been a story of this side for some time now with the bat,” Buttler mentioned on the post-match press convention.
Asked in regards to the lack of type of his batters, Buttler replied, “I don’t know, to be honest. As a whole group, we’re not getting the results and that takes away some confidence. Time for everyone to go away, have a change of scene, work hard.

“There’s now an enormous alternative for everyone within the dressing room and people exterior to put their hand up and say they need to be a part of these white-ball groups,” said Buttler who has already announced that Saturday’s match will be his last as white-ball captain.
“There’s little question that the expertise is there. I’m positive (coach) Brendon and the blokes on the high will formulate some plans, and it is down to people as nicely to say they need to be a part of one thing and get this group again to the place it must be.”
Reflecting on his captaincy, Buttler said winning the 2022 T20 World Cup remains a memorable moment.
“That was a unbelievable time. To be a World Cup-winning captain is an extremely proud second. That was one of the best 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’ve seen him take his sport to new ranges since relinquishing the captaincy. Hopefully, I can comply with his lead.”