ICC World Cup 2023: Jos keen to lead!

Jos Buttler

Limited overs skipper Jos Buttler has expressed his desire to continue leading England in both the white-ball formats despite a dismal ODI World Cup campaign.

Embarrassing exit

Defending champions England, who have made an embarrassing early exit from the World Cup, defeated Netherlands by 160 runs to snap their five-match losing streak on Wednesday. They will eye a win over Pakistan in their last league game to seal a qualification spot for the 2025 Champions Trophy.

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Rob Key, the managing director of England's men's cricket, will join the side in India at the end of the week. Apart from discussing what went wrong for England, Key will select the squads for next month's white ball tour of West Indies, including three ODIs and five T20Is and decide on Buttler and Matthew Mott's future as captain and coach could also be taken.

"Yeah, I'd like to [captain the side in the white-ball tour next month]. I know Rob Key arrives into India today [Wednesday], I think. So, we can have some good conversations with him and the coach and everyone and make a plan for that tour," Buttler said on Wednesday.

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Burden of captaincy?

Buttler has been woefully out of form at this World Cup with many believing the England captaincy is weighing him down.

He admitted it's been frustrating. "You want to lead from the front and do that in your own performance. So, yeah, very frustrated, again, not to contribute, but I'll stick to the stuff that's served me well over a long period of time when I've had these little runs of form and hopefully come out the other side of it very soon."

The win over Netherlands would have come as a relief to Buttler and coach Mott as the reigning champs have moved up to the seventh spot on the points table, brightening their chances of making the cut for the 2025 Champions Trophy.

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