Jos Buttler will consider his future as England’s white-ball captain after the agonising eight-run defeat to Afghanistan in Lahore that terminated his side’s Champions Trophy hopes and left him wondering whether he is part of the problem.
Regarding the match, which saw his side bowled out for 317 with a ball to spare chasing 326 to win, their heads still spinning from Ibrahim Zadran’s remarkable 177, Buttler said: “We’re obviously gutted.
On Mark Wood, who picked up a knee injury four overs into his work to leave an already batter-heavy line-up struggling in the field, Buttler added: “He bowled through a lot of pain and I thought he showed unbelievable character.
Given the pair only recently made Brendon McCullum the all-format men’s coach in a final attempt to help Buttler, any decision may well be out of the captain’s hands.
“I know lots of people think being captain doesn’t sit well with me,” said Buttler, who has overseen 22 defeats from 34 ODIs since replacing Morgan.
