'Frustration grows and adds': Jos Buttler after England's World Cup 2023 defence ends

On Saturday, England suffered yet another defeat in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. The trail of consecutive losses has reached to 6 and with it the defending champions have officially crashed out of the World Cup 2023. Bitter rival Australia turned out to be the one to throw them out of the tournament.

3 things you need to know

• Australia defeated England by 33 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium
• With the loss, England crashed out of the World Cup 2023
• England have only won one match in the competition so far

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Jos Buttler laments England's disastrous campaign

Ahead of the start of the ongoing ODI mayhem, it was believed that England are the serious contenders to retain the championship. However, what actually transpired, nobody might have seen it coming. After losing to New Zealand on the opening day, the team gave an impression of a comeback when they defeated Bangladesh convincingly however, since then the team has fallen into a deep well, and now they are about to hit rock bottom.

The 2019 World Cup winners have lost 6 games in a row and are sure to finish in the bottom half of the points table. After losing to Australia by 33 runs, England captain Jos Buttler lamented about the plightful campaign yet made it known that his belief in himself is intact.

“I wouldn't say the belief is shaken, more just the frustration grows and adds. Like I said, these are top-quality players. I speak about myself more. I think the belief in my game is as high as it's ever been really, which means why there's so much frustration,” Buttler was quoted as saying.

“Coming into the tournament I felt in fantastic form, as good a form as I've been in. So, to be sitting here having had the tournament I've had is incredibly frustrating, but it doesn't shake your belief. If I stop believing in myself, I've got to make sure I'm the last one that does that. You guys will give up on me a lot earlier than I'll give up on myself,” he added.

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Can spoil the chances of Pakistan

After 7 losses, England are languishing at the bottom of the points table, their last remaining games are against Pakistan and Netherlands, which may come as a pride for them. Moreover, the Pakistan match would come as an opportunity to spoil the chances of Pakistan. While defeating Pakistan could come as a consolation but looking back at how things have gone by, players might have to undergo a deep introspection.