England’s Buttler sees room for enchancment forward of ODI World Cup defence

Captain Jos Buttler warned his England aspect it has “areas to improve” forward of its one-day World Cup defence after failing to seal a sequence clear sweep in Bangladesh.

England misplaced the third and ultimate One-Day International towards Bangladesh in Chittagong on Monday by 50 runs, though the vacationer had already secured the sequence.

With an eye fixed on the World Cup later this 12 months in India – the place situations can be much like Bangladesh – Buttler modified his England aspect for the ultimate match.

Sam Curran was promoted to quantity 5 within the batting order, scoring 23 off 49 balls, and the 18-year-old leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed made his ODI debut.

The recreation was England’s final scheduled 50-over match till September 8.

“I think we played some really good cricket throughout the series and I’ve spoken a lot about these being great conditions for us to challenge ourselves in,” Buttler stated.

“These are probably the conditions that we would find the hardest as a team. Now there’s plenty to learn – things that we’ve done well and areas that we can also improve,” the captain added.

England was set 247 to win in Chittagong however folded for 196 and Buttler stated that “we needed someone to go on and really take ownership of that chase”.

But he had no regrets about experimenting along with his line-up.

“We changed a few things today and gave opportunity to people in different ways, but I thought the intensity was there,” he stated.

England has some troublesome selections on the make-up of its World Cup squad.

Senior gamers Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow are each prone to return, whereas Test skipper Ben Stokes has hinted that he might come out of ODI retirement for England’s title defence.

Buttler can see a doable repeat of England’s build-up to final 12 months’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia, the place it emerged as champion.

“I think the schedule is hugely challenging to always get your best XI on the field,” Buttler stated.

“Looking back to the T20 World Cup, we probably went into that World Cup having never played our perceived best XI. But then to get into the tournament and go on to win it, that gives you great confidence even though we haven’t had the opportunities to play our best team. I think that’s the way we’re building. And we know that, come the World Cup, we will have the opportunity to pick from everyone who’s available.”