Jos Buttler on Lose vs Aus WC 2023: The 36th match of the World Cup 2023 was played between England vs Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The England team won the toss and decided to bowl first. The decision to bowl first was fine for the England team, they chose to bat first. Taking the opportunity, Australia could score a total of 286 runs in 49.3 overs. After being invited to bat, both Australia’s opening batsmen Head and Warner were out cheaply, Head scored 11 runs while Warner scored only 15 runs. After their return, Steve Smith played an inning of 44 runs for Australia and Marnus Labuschagne played an inning of 71 runs and played an important role in taking the team to a respectable score of 286.
Butler said after the defeat
“Very disappointed, we were talking the same thing after the match. There was more improvement with the bat today but, we were still way behind. No complaints if you lose by 30 runs. As a captain it is a The bottom point is. You are standing in this position, you came to India with hopes and expectations, we have not done any justice to ourselves, everyone knows how hard we have worked, the weight of these losses is very heavy on our shoulders. “It’s more. We did well (with the ball), but we could have done better. We allowed them to build small partnerships.”
“With dew around, we collected ourselves and we were 30 runs short. It was the right shot to play (on his dismissal). I was trying to take it back to him. I was not that good. “Played as well as I could. In such an important situation, I feel I have let myself and my team down. The only way to bounce back is to work hard at the nets and come back better in the next game.”
This is Australia’s fifth win in seven matches, taking it to 10 points and strengthening its position at number three. This is England’s sixth defeat in seven matches, due to which their faint hopes of reaching the semi-finals have also ended.