{"id":294140,"date":"2023-10-23T18:24:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T18:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=294140"},"modified":"2023-10-23T18:24:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T18:24:07","slug":"joe-root-believes-england-have-let-down-jos-buttler-at-the-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/%d1%81ricket\/joe-root-believes-england-have-let-down-jos-buttler-at-the-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Root believes England have let down Jos Buttler at the World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"
Joe Root believes England\u2019s one-day team have let down captain Jos Buttler at the World Cup – and insisted that comparisons with Eoin Morgan are \u2018unfair\u2019.<\/p>\n
England almost certainly need to win their next five group games, starting with Sri Lanka on Thursday, if they are to reach the semi-finals, and have a crack at defending the trophy Morgan lifted at Lord\u2019s four years ago.<\/p>\n
And Root has called for patience as England – who have lost three of their first four games in India – seek to build a new one-day legacy under the captaincy of Buttler and head coach Matthew Mott.<\/p>\n
\u2018The way Morgs instilled a completely different culture was a once-in-a-generation bit of thinking, but for Jos to be compared to that is a bit unfair.<\/p>\n
\u2018I think he\u2019s done an incredible job in the time that he\u2019s had, and he will continue to do that. The performances the players have put in are not a fair reflection of his leadership. Over time, you will see that, in English cricket, the depth is there.\u2019<\/p>\n
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Joe Root (left) believes England\u2019s one-day team have let down captain Jos Buttler (right) at the World Cup<\/p>\n
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England have lost three of their four games in India as they seek to build a new one-day legacy\u00a0<\/p>\n
Root also used the word \u2018unfair\u2019 to describe suggestions that England, who currently hold both the one-day and T20 World Cups, were less hungry than their opponents.<\/p>\n
\u2018There are a few guys in this team that haven\u2019t won any,\u2019 he said. \u2018It\u2019s been four years for some other guys, and they\u2019ve not had the chance to play as much white-ball cricket as they might want. And they\u2019re extremely hungry for it.\u2019<\/p>\n
Durham fast bowler Brydon Carse is not expected to be in the frame for the Sri Lanka match in Bangalore after being confirmed as a replacement for Reece Topley, who broke his finger during the 229-run defeat by South Africa.<\/p>\n
Cricket was in mourning on Monday\u00a0following the death of Indian left-arm spinner Bishan Bedi at the age of 77. Bedi took 266 wickets in 67 Tests, and captained his country in 22.<\/p>\n