Elimination confirmed after defeat by 33 runs to old rivals‘We’ve let ourselves down. We’ve let people at home down’
It was more of the same bitter medicine for England’s cricketers in Ahmedabad, with a 33-run defeat to Australia – and more of the same from Jos Buttler in the aftermath of a sixth loss at this 50-over World Cup as England’s captain again appeared baffled by his ageing team’s chronic under-performance.
“I feel like we are having the same chat after every game at the minute,” Buttler said afterwards, a process of rationalising defeat that isn’t becoming any easier with practice “There were improvements again today. We got back to more like how we can play but still [fell] short of it to lose by 30-odd.
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