Incredibly disappointing tournament, says Buttler after big loss

England skipper Jos Buttler at Bangalore yesterday. Pic/Getty Images

England captain Jos Buttler admitted that it has been an "incredibly disappointing" tournament for England after eight-wicket loss to Sri Lanka here on Thursday. Buttler's side are now struggling at ninth place in the 10-team standings.

"It's been an incredibly tough and incredibly disappointing tournament. Disappointed in myself and all the boys that we haven't shown a good account of ourselves. There's no clear answer at the moment," Buttler said.

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"Can't really fault the boys' efforts, but we're playing a long way short of our best. It starts from the front, as captain you want to lead from the front and play well and I've been a long way short of my best," the English skipper added.

Buttler had no qualms in admitting that he has failed to lead from the front, but the others around him also flopped in the showpiece. "There are a lot of experienced cricketers in the room, who've been through a lot - confident people. You don't become a bad player overnight, you don't become a bad team over night," he said.

"I think that's probably the biggest frustration, that we've been so far short of our best, and for no obvious reason. Just can't put my finger on it at the moment."

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