Jos Buttler admitted he had reached “a huge low point” after England were left on the brink of elimination from the World Cup in the group stage following defeat to Sri Lanka by eight wickets in Bengaluru. This was their fourth dismal failure in five matches, with Buttler saying the team’s plans for the tournament had “just not worked at all”.
England were bowled out for only 156, before Sri Lanka romped home with more than 24 overs to spare. Despite the result Buttler said he had no doubts about the quality in his squad, leaving him at a loss to explain their complete lack of form. “We’re a really good team, we’ve done a lot of really good things in the recent past in white-ball cricket and 50-over cricket,” he said.
