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England ODI captain Jos Buttler says it is time for the crew to introspect after one other early exit from an ICC event.
Mike Atherton (left) requested powerful query to Jos Buttler. (Screengrab/JioHotstar)
England captain Jos Buttler was in for a tricky night time of questioning after his crew’s elimination from the semifinals race of the Champions Trophy 2025. Afghanistan secured a detailed eight-run win over the previous world champions in Lahore to ship them packing.
Wednesday night time’s consequence was the most recent early exit for England in an ICC event after the 2023 ODI World Cup and T20 World Cup final 12 months. The defeat was additionally England’s seventh straight in ODIs below Buttler’s captaincy.
England allowed Afghanistan to get better from 37/3 and publish 325/7 on the Gaddafi Stadium. And regardless of a century from Joe Root, have been bowled out for 317 in 49.5 overs.
In the course of the post-match presentation, Mike Atherton unleashed a wave of powerful questions at Buttler starting from the crew’s dipping performances in ICC event’s to the England captain’s personal type.
“England choose themselves on ICC occasions. That’s the third poor one on the trot now. So the place does that go away your captaincy?” Atherton requested.
Buttler replied, “I don’t need to make any emotional statements now. Clearly, for myself and the fellows on the prime, we should always think about all potentialities.”
In the course of the post-match interplay with the media, Buttler was requested about the way forward for his captaincy.
“I believe I’ve set to work out personally am I a part of the issue or am I a part of the answer?” Buttler stated.
“I believe clearly the outcomes aren’t the place they must be and I personally want to contemplate all potentialities. And like I stated, clearly, we have to get us as a crew again to the place England cricket must be within the white ball codecs,” he added.
Buttler’s personal type with the bat has been below scrutiny however he received’t take any knee-jerk motion after England’s newest failure.
“I’m not going to make any emotional selections proper right here, proper now. You’re in all probability not the primary individuals I’d focus on that with. And take slightly little bit of time to simply work out personally what I believe is true,” Buttler stated.
“Outcomes are powerful they usually weigh heavy at instances. And, in fact, you need to be main a profitable crew and we haven’t been that for some time now so clearly that brings some tough moments,” he added.
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Lahore, Pakistan