Joe Root believes it is down to England's players to step up and perform for Jos Buttler against Sri Lanka.
Joe Root believes it is down to England's players to step up and perform for embattled captain Jos Buttler in Thursday's must-win Cricket World Cup match against Sri Lanka. The defending champions slumped to a third defeat in four games in the group stage of the tournament on Saturday when they suffered a record 229-run defeat to South Africa, with Buttler admitting his regret at opting to field first in Mumbai after winning the toss.
He is in no doubt the current squad is among the best he has been a part of, despite their difficult start to the defence of their title in India, and feels the fact they are in a win-or-go-home situation brings a level of clarity which suits them. 'I've played in a number of different England teams - good ones, bad ones - and this is one of the best ones,' Root said. 'This is a very together team and we know what we need to do.
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