Ahead of England’s opening match at the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022 in opposition to Afghanistan, captain Jos Buttler stated his workforce is “ready” to start their hunt for the second T20 World title. Notably, England are in Group 1 of Super 12 and can begin their marketing campaign in opposition to Mohammed Nabi-led facet on Saturday (October 22) in Perth. Other sides on this group are hosts Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Ireland.
Ahead of their opening conflict, Buttler admitted that the defending champions Australia are the agency favorite to retain the T20 World Cup title, however the English facet shouldn’t be taken flippantly, as it is a new period for England’s white-ball workforce, and so they are very harmful in the multi-team match.
“We are in a good spot. We have had really good games in the last 10 matches and played some really good cricket. On the eve of the tournament, we are very ready,” stated Buttler at the pre-match press convention.
“No, far from it, to be honest. I think we are a dangerous team; we have got a lot of talented players who can win games on their own, and that’s a huge thing in T20 cricket. If you had to choose one (favourite), then it has to be Australia in their own conditions and being reigning champions,” he added.
England, who gained the T20 World Cup in 2010, will probably be with out their quick bowler Reece Topley, who was dominated out due to an ankle damage, with Tymal Mills coming in as a substitute. David Willey, Mark Wood and Sam Curran will additional help the bowling unit. Regarding batting, Buttler will lead the cost alongside Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Liam Livingstone and Moeen Ali.
Buttler urged his troops not to look again at what they’ve executed in the previous and to start in a recent method to accomplish massive targets for the facet.
“I mentioned it to the players a lot, but this is very much a new era for the English white-ball team. A lot of them played in the past era, but it’s very much about looking forward now for this group. Not to spend too much energy looking backward. I think it’s really important to be that forward-facing sort of team talking about the future a lot, and that starts with tomorrow,” Buttler added additional.
