{"id":295548,"date":"2023-10-26T21:24:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T21:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=295548"},"modified":"2023-10-26T21:24:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T21:24:16","slug":"defiant-buttler-wants-to-stay-as-england-captain-despite-world-cup-woe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/%d1%81ricket\/defiant-buttler-wants-to-stay-as-england-captain-despite-world-cup-woe\/","title":{"rendered":"Defiant Buttler wants to STAY as England captain despite World Cup woe"},"content":{"rendered":"
A shell-shocked Jos Buttler insisted he was the right man to continue leading England’s one-day side after his team were all but knocked out of the World Cup by Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n
England need a mathematical miracle to reach the last four, but Buttler conceded his team’s hopes had all but vanished ahead of the game against tournament favourites India in Lucknow on Sunday.<\/p>\n
‘It certainly looks that way, and that’s incredibly disappointing,’ he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘You get on the plane to India and we’re in a really good position as a team, with everything looking like it’s going to plan – and it’s just not worked at all.’<\/p>\n
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Jos Buttler claims he still believes he is the right man to captain England’s one-day side<\/p>\n
Asked whether England’s performance over the past three weeks – which has left them ninth in the 10-team table, above only the Netherlands – had left him questioning his position, Buttler replied: ‘I think you’re always questioning as captain how you can get the best out of players, how you can get the team moving in the right direction.<\/p>\n
‘I certainly have a lot of confidence and belief in myself as a leader and captain, and first and foremost as a player, but if you’re asking if I should still be captaining the team, that’s a question for the guys above me.’<\/p>\n
Buttler said there was ‘no golden bullet’ that could solve England’s problems, but said the players – himself included – had to take responsibility.<\/p>\n
‘There’s no one else who can score your runs or take your wickets. That comes from the start, from the captain at the front. I’ve been a long way short of my best.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘As a leader, you want to lead through your own performance, and I’ve not been able to do that.’<\/p>\n
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England are ninth in a 10-team group following their latest defeat against Sri Lanka<\/p>\n