Karachi, A dejected England captain Jos Buttler was perplexed as his aspect crumbled to a seven-wicket loss to South Africa on Saturday, describing their dismal batting efficiency as “the story of our side” as they ended their Champions Trophy marketing campaign winless.
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It was a disappointing finish to Buttler’s ODI captaincy as England slumped to 179 all out, the bottom complete of this version to this point, after he opted to bat. South Africa overhauled 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 stated on the post-match press convention.
Requested 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 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,” said Buttler who has already announced that Saturday’s match will be his last as white-ball captain.
“There is no doubt that the expertise is there. I am positive Brendon and the fellows on the high will formulate some plans, and it is all the way 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 ought to be.”
Reflecting on his captaincy, Buttler said winning the 2022 T20 World Cup remains a memorable moment.
“That was a improbable 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 gentle and an amazing instance for English cricket all through. We have seen him take his sport to new ranges since relinquishing the captaincy. Hopefully, I can comply with his lead.”
South Africa stand-in captain Aiden Markram heaped praise on his bowlers for quickly adapting to the conditions.
“It was sluggish initially, the boys tailored rather well to the circumstances. We held our lengths and bowled in good channels.”
Talking about Marco Jansen, who took three wickets to rock England’s top-order, Markram said: “He has been enormous for us, he takes wickets upfront, he finds other ways of doing so and he pairs nicely with KG as nicely.”
On Heinrich Klaasen, who hit a superb 64, Markram said: “He has been in ridiculous kind of kind for the final many months. He had slightly niggle however he by no means actually left; he has been nice for us.”
Markram left the field in the 31st over after feeling discomfort. He didn’t come out to bat.
However, he allayed any concerns, saying: “I feel it is alright, hopefully, within the subsequent few days, I can get good relaxation and get well.”