‘I think you’re always questioning as captain’ – Jos Buttler on England’s failures in ODI World Cup 2023

The defending champions of the ODI World Cup, England have not had an impressive run in the ODI World Cup 2023. After playing more than half of the tournament, England has lost four matches out of the five games they have played with huge margins to have slipped down on the ninth position of the points table of the ODI World Cup 2023. 

England’s captain Jos Buttler recently addressed the media in the post-match conference as England lost yet another match against Sri Lanka by 8 wickets. Jos Buttler talked about the disappointment the squad has faced and if he will still continue to play his role as the captain of the team after the World Cup. 

“Yeah, obviously. Incredibly disappointing, incredibly frustrating. Yeah, like you say, we’re not just losing, we’re losing by a long way and playing a long way short of our best. So, absolutely, huge disappointment,” said Jos Buttler 

Jos Buttler on England’s poor performance in the ODI World Cup 2023

“That’s incredibly disappointing. You get on the plane to come to India and we’re in a really good position as a team. Everything looks like it’s going to plan and it’s just not worked at all. How did it reach this point?”, Jos questioned himself. 

“We’re a really good team, done a lot of really good things in the recent past in white ball cricket, 50-over cricket. As I said – get on the plane with high hopes and a lot of confidence and belief that we can challenge for the title. So, to be sat here now with the three weeks that I’ve been is a shock. It’s a shock to everyone. I’ll walk back in the dressing room after this and look at the players sat there and think how we found ourselves in this position with the talent and the skill that’s in the room. But it is the position we’re in, it’s the reality of what’s happened over the last three weeks and that’s a huge low point,” added Buttler. 

“Yeah, I think you’re always questioning as captain, you know, how you can get the best out of players, how you can get the team moving in the right direction. 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”, he said.