The captain says the Super Eights will be a challenge for a team that have batted just 33 overs in the T20 World Cup so far
Captain says Super Eights will be challenge for team that have batted just 33 overs in the T20 World Cup so far
“It is a challenge,” Buttler said, regarding this rapid-fire run of three games in five days. “But we’ve had so many rain-affected games, people are chomping at the bit to play. I think guys have to be smart around training in the days leading up to it but I think we are quite accustomed to these kinds of scenarios.”
First things first, England must carry the winning habit accrued against Oman and Namibia over to full member opposition, having lost seven of their last eight live matches against them in the last two white-ball World Cups. How they go about it will be intriguing after that truncated game against Namibia in which Buttler – with input from Matthew Mott and Kieron Pollard – switched from the intended unchanged side to one specifically designed for a shorter thrash.
As usual, Buttler declined to engage on matters of selection, stressing the importance of a squad mentality and the need to tailor lineups for conditions and opposition. Things may well change again for the first two games at Daren SammyGround, where a truer surface could finally allow England’s plunderbats to show off their wares after just 33.1 overs in the middle thus far.
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