T20 World Cup: Jos Buttler confident of making semis despite rain woes

A washout against Ashes rival Australia and a DLS defeat to Ireland may have made their knockout qualification tougher but England captain Jos Buttler said they are not worried unless it goes completely out of control in the T20 World CupThe 2010 champions who have just one win against minnows Afghanistan in the Super 12 stage now face two tough must win contests against New Zealand Tuesday and Sri Lanka SaturdayAustralia on the other hand have relatively easier tasks facing Ireland Monday and Afghanistan Friday in their remaining Group 1 fixtures Top two teams qualify for the semifinalsListen until somethings completely out of our control we wont worry about that We know weve got two games left to play We want to win those two games give ourselves the best chance to get through to the next round Buttler said after their match against Australia was abandoned due to persistent showers at the MCG here on FridayAs of now all the six teams of Group 1 are in the fray for a semifinal berth New Zealand England Ireland and Australia have three points each Sri Lanka and Afghanistan have two apiece with the former having a match in handAlso Read We made a mistake now we are under pressure Jos ButtlerYeah wed do well to live up to that one wouldnt it For us we knew having lost the game against Ireland with three the way the format is anyway every game is pretty much a must win Buttler saidLook we know we need to turn up and play our best cricket give ourselves the best chance to win the games and give ourselves the best chance to go through to the next roundMelbourne is witnessing the wettest October since 1975 forcing cancellation of T20 World Cup matches but Buttler had no complaints about the situation they find themselves nowI dont really have any frustrations We all want to play full games of crickets We all do Naturally we play a sport thats in the open air and the elements are a huge part of our game They affect surfaces we play on They affect conditions Theyre an intriguing bit of what makes the sport really unique he saidNow unfortunately weve had two games affected by weather You dont want to be involved in those games but its going to happen wherever you play or certainly some places you play in the world youre generally going to be affected by some weather at some pointButtler further backed the umpires decision to call off the match saying the conditions werent fit to playThey umpires had some big concerns and I think rightly so The outfield is very wet Theres some areas inside the 30yard circle which were not fit to play he saidSo as much as we all want to play cricket and stuff it has to be safe and it certainly wasnt thatPlayer safety is really important and it wasnt fit to play Whether its our bowlers or Australias bowlers I think that the right call unfortunately was madeYeah its a shame tonight especially for everybody involved Australia against England at the MCG in a must win World Cup match is as big as it gets in your career and theyre the games you want to be involved in Buttler saidNo matter whatever the result was going to be its something you want to experience as a cricket team You dont know how often those kinds of opportunities will come around So I think theres an element of sadness that you dont get to win lose or draw play the matchThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever