Jos Buttler needs to stay England white-ball captain regardless of the dismal exhibiting on the Cricket World Cup – and hopes to steer his nation on the tour of West Indies in December.
England have misplaced six of their eight World Cup matches with their intention of efficiently defending the title they gained on residence soil in 2019 over and the very best they will hope for ending within the prime eight and making the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Skipper Buttler, who has averaged simply 13.87 within the match with a highest rating of 43, and head coach Matthew Mott will quickly focus on England’s chastening marketing campaign with managing director of cricket Rob Key following his arrival in India.
Subsequent month’s journey to the Caribbean, which contains three one-day internationals and 5 T20 internationals, may characteristic a much-changed squad however Buttler needs to steer it.
He stated after Wednesday’s 160-run victory over Netherlands: “I might wish to [captain in the West Indies].
“We are able to have some good conversations with [Key] and the coach and make a plan for that tour. However, sure, I wish to.”
The squad within the West Indies may have the same look to the one which performed Eire in September’s ODI sequence, when England’s World Cup group had been rested and Zak Crawley captained in Buttler’s absence.
On his rotten batting type, which continued in opposition to Netherlands when he made simply 5, Buttler added: “You need to lead from the entrance and do this in your individual efficiency.
“I am going to keep on with the stuff that is served me nicely over an extended time period once I’ve had these little runs of type and hopefully I am going to come out the opposite aspect of it very quickly.”
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Buttler hailed the ‘sensible cricket’ performed by Stokes after his team-mate struck a century in opposition to Netherlands
England now head to Kolkata for his or her remaining World Cup recreation in opposition to Pakistan on Saturday seeking to clinch a top-eight place and Champions Trophy qualification.
Buttler added: “It is an enormous recreation for us, very important. We’ve not carried out the best way we wished to this complete journey, and we would like to depart India placing in a correct efficiency.
“The Champions Trophy is one thing we’re very targeted on and decided to verify we’re there.
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“If you happen to watched coaching [on Tuesday ahead of the Netherlands game] the fellows most likely educated as laborious as they’ve educated all journey, which reveals the extent of dedication and want to place issues proper.
“It will be simple for us to tail off [so] credit score to everybody for nonetheless placing [effort] in and exhibiting how a lot it means to play for England and the pleasure in our efficiency.
“I am aggressive, I need to win any recreation I play, whether or not it is a recreation of playing cards or a recreation of cricket. It has been a irritating time, not profitable video games of cricket or enjoying in addition to we would like.”
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