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Jos Buttler said England had been “completely outplayed” as their World Cup campaign started with a nine-wicket humbling by New Zealand but said the result was not evidence that his side’s white-ball crown had slipped – just that they are human.
“We’re not robots,” Buttler said. “Sometimes you don’t play as well as you’d like. Everyone’s working hard, everyone’s prepared well, we were just a little bit off. In international cricket if you’re a bit short and the opposition play well you’re going to lose. But it’s one loss. It’s a tough one but we’ll be better for the next one.”
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