We'll be hurting today and we'll be disappointed but no doubt I expect a reaction from the team.”īuttler said that England could draw inspiration from their 2019 World Cup campaign, when they responded to a defeat by Australia, which left them no margin for error, to win four consecutive games and win the tournament. We've got to reflect and do it quickly with a game very soon after. There's no point saying 'let's sweep it under the carpet and move on’. Days like today are really, really disappointing and you've got to feel that. “I think we should let it hurt, to be honest. You try and react to situations, but we didn't show a good enough reaction at times.”Īhead of Friday’s now-crunch game with Australia at the MCG - the loser will no longer have their World Cup fate in their own hands and face elimination in the Super 12s - Buttler urged England to respond from the disappointment against Ireland. “I think we're a long way short of just the skill level today. “Credit to Ireland they used the conditions well. “When Ireland bowled there was a bit of movement and uneven bounce in the wicket and it was probably our lines that hurt us with that and not being consistent enough,” said Buttler. We let Ireland get away from us, I thought we dragged it back in the second half but that put a lot of pressure on us right from the start.”īuttler said that England did not bowl skilfully enough during Ireland’s innings, whereas Andrew Balbirnie’s side were able to introduce unpredictability into their innings to limit the rate of scoring. “Especially in the first 10 overs with the ball, I think we were a long way short of the standards we set ourselves in the game before. “We should be expecting to beat an Ireland team, we expected a challenge but we should be expected to win that game so that adds extra disappointment. “Certainly the expectation was on us to win the game today,” Buttler admitted after the defeat under the Duckworth-Lewis Stern system. A furious Jos Buttler criticised England’s bowlers after a five-run defeat by Ireland left England at risk of failing to reach the knockout stages of the T20 World Cup.īoth the England captain Buttler and fast bowler Mark Wood rued the side’s lack of intensity as they failed to get above the required run rate before rain prematurely ended their run chase at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, ensuring Ireland were left to celebrate a famous victory 11 years after their last major World Cup triumph over the same side.īut Buttler took specific aim at England’s failure with the ball, where Ireland reached 59-1 after their six-over Powerplay and made 103 runs in 12 overs before the fall of the second wicket.
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