England Out Of World Cup? Jos Buttler's Huge Admission Is 'Disappointing'

27.10.2023 - 05:47 sports.ndtv.com

England captain Jos Buttler expressed his disappointment following the loss to Sri Lanka in their World Cup match in Bengaluru on Thursday.

Buttler, replaced the World Cup-winning Eoin Morgan as England's white-ball captain, agreed that the reigning champions are on the brink of elimination after the eight-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka, their fourth in five games so far.

Sri Lanka bundled out a struggling England for 156 inside 34 overs and reached their target with 146 balls to spare. "It certainly looks that way (England are out of the tournament) and 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 looking like it's going to plan and it's just not worked at all," Buttler was quoted as saying by News 18 after the match.

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