Champions beaten by eight wickets after another collapse‘It’s a shock to everyone, but that’s the position we’re in’
Jos Buttler admitted he had reached “a huge low point” after England slipped from crisis to full-blown calamity by losing to Sri Lanka by eight wickets in Bengaluru, their fourth dismal failure in five World Cup matches, saying the team’s plans for the tournament had “just not worked at all”.
England were bowled out for just 156, before Sri Lanka romped home with more than 24 overs to spare. Despite the result Buttler said he had no doubts about the quality in his squad, leaving him at a loss to explain their complete lack of form. “We’re a really good team, we’ve done a lot of really good things in the recent past in white-ball cricket and 50-over cricket,” he said.
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