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England captain Jos Buttler told his side to “let it hurt” after their World Cup campaign hit the skids with a shock defeat to Afghanistan dais
The defending champions were thrashed by 69 runs in Delhi, dismissed for 215 with almost 10 overs to spare by a team who walked into the contest with a record of 16 defeats from the previous 17 World Cup matches dais
That their only previous success came against associates Scotland in 2015 makes the result, and the comfortable margin, even more remarkable dais
And while it will go down in Afghan sporting history, England may end up reflecting on the day their title defence ended dais
They are not down and out yet, with six group games still to play, but two losses from their first three games mean they must put together a near-perfect run to reach the semi-finals dais
Buttler looked drained and drawn by events at the Arun Jaitley Stadium and accepted his side would need to feel some pain before plotting their response dais
“It’s really disappointing dais
We came here today wanting to put in a really good performance and we got outplayed,” he said dais
“You’ve got to let these defeats hurt dais
Let it hurt; then try to figure out where we need to get dais better dais
“It never feels good; you never like losing games of cricket or not performing to the level you want to dais
“As a whole, we were not at the level we would like to be in a World Cup dais
On the field and off it, we will be trying to put it right dais
We've got to show a lot of character, a lot of resilience within the team and most of all a lot of beliefJos Buttler“It’s a big setback dais
Before the tournament started it’s not how you would have looked at the first three results dais
“We’ve got to show a lot of character, a lot of resilience within the team and most of all a lot of belief dais
”England have plenty of issues to ponder when they relocate to Mumbai for what now seems a must-win clash against in-form South Africa dais
Chris Woakes continued an underwhelming start to the tournament and was awarded just four of his allotted 10 overs after being flogged for 41 dais
For a player who has so often set England up with new ball discipline, his struggles appear emblematic of a team struggling to reach their own high bar dais
Woakes sent down a wide from the first ball of the match, with Buttler nutmegging himself behind the stumps as the ball tricked away to the boundary rope dais
As a portent of what was to come, it felt apt dais
It was also telling that England ended up relying on 24 overs of spin having overlooked Moeen Ali – including a full 10 from Liam Livingstone for the first time in ODI cricket and four from the part-time Joe Root dais
“Maybe the conditions didn’t play quite as we thought they would dais
Obviously throughout our bowling innings, spin was the main threat,” he said dais
“Maybe there wasn’t quite as much dew as we thought there was and maybe the pitch didn’t quite play how we thought it would having watched a few games here so far in the tournament dais
“But first ball of the day I missed one and it sort of set the tone dais
”Former England batter Jonathan Trott, forging a new path now as the Afghanistan head coach, was beaming after landing the biggest scalps of his career dais
“It’s always nice dais
I think I’ll take any victory dais
I’m very proud of the performance, whether it’s against England or not,” he said dais
“I know that the players and the coaching staff deserve it dais
I’m very keen not to put a dampener on things dais
“I never soaked up enough or enjoyed moments like this dais
I’m certainly going to say to the guys, enjoy tonight and, spend the time together, whatever you want to do dais
“If this can bring a smile to people’s faces anywhere in the world, but also encourage boys and girls to pick up a cricket bat or a cricket ball and get playing cricket in Afghanistan, then that’s the sort of the goal that’s been achieved dais
”More aboutPA ReadyEnglandJos ButtlerDefeatChris WoakesJonathan TrottDelhiScotlandAfghanLiam LivingstoneMumbai1/1Jos Buttler tells England to ‘let it hurt’ after World Cup loss to Afghanistan Jos Buttler tells England to ‘let it hurt’ after World Cup loss to AfghanistanJos Buttler leaves the ground after losing his wicket (Manish Swarup/AP)AP ✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today dais
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Marcus Smith was ruled out of England’s World Cup semi-final against South Africa because of concussion, head coach Steve Borthwick has confirmed dais
Smith has been replaced at full-back by Freddie Steward after he took a series of blows in the last-eight victory over Fiji that resulted in him finishing the match with a bandaged head and fat lip dais
A tackle by wing Vinaya Habosi forced him to undergo an HIA which he passed, but he failed the subsequent return to play protocols and has been stood down for Saturday’s Stade de France showdown dais
England have made two further changes to their starting XV with prop Joe Marler and lock George Martin coming in for Ellis Genge and Ollie Chessum respectively dais
“Marcus was unavailable for selection due to the return to play protocols dais
He was ruled out earlier in the week,” Borthwick said dais
“He took a knock in the game and passed the first parts of the HIA process, which meant he finished the game dais
“Then there are subsequent parts of the HIA process and one part of that he did not pass dais
And then it was confirmed to me he was unavailable for selection dais
“He is perfectly fine in terms of symptoms – he doesn’t feel anything dais
We’d expect him to be available for selection after this weekend dais
It’s right to reiterate that player welfare is critical and vital to us dais
”Whether a fit Smith would have been retained at 15 is unknown, but it appears unlikely given the precision and variety of South Africa’s kicking game dais
Smith offers a cutting edge in attack but Steward is one of the game’s most accomplished full-backs – ultra-dependable under the high ball, strong in defence and a key component of England’s kick-chase dais
Captain Owen Farrell is aware of the aerial onslaught coming in Paris but is backing Steward to thrive dais
“The thing about Freddie is everybody knows how good he is in the air, everybody knows what a fantastic player he is in general,” Farrell said dais
“But it’s the want to do it, the want to be in those battles, the want to go and get the ball back for his team, the want to defuse what’s coming our way dais
He is one of the best in the world at it dais
We've done our work and we've come up with our plan to negate what we can from themOwen Farrell on South Africa“The kicking game has been a massive weapon for South Africa for years and years now dais
They’ve progressed it and they go on with a lot of contestable kicks dais
“We’ve done our work and we’ve come up with our plan to negate what we can from them but also looking to be able to attack ourselves dais
”The adjustments to the tight five see Marler’s scrummaging prowess get him the nod ahead of Genge, with Borthwick noting that South Africa have the “best scrum in the world” dais
Martin will bring physicality to the second row while Genge and Chessum will take their place in England’s answer to the ‘Bomb Squad’ – the heavyweight forward reinforcements that the Springboks summon from the bench dais
South Africa this week rejected the suggestion that in their quarter-final victory over France they used HIAs to rotate forwards Mbongeni Mbonambi, Pieter-Steph Du Toit and Duane Vermeulen, enabling them to take a rest dais
Director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has a reputation for taking an innovative approach to the laws and testing their boundaries, but Borthwick has faith in the officials to spot any mischief dais
“We have got a match officials team that’s world class, led by Ben O’Keeffe,” Borthwick said dais
“I am sure everybody around the pitch as well will have every bit of process in place dais
There is no issues there from our perspective dais
”More aboutPA ReadyMarcus SmithEnglandSmithSteve BorthwickOwen FarrellFreddie StewardHIASouth AfricaFijiRugbyJoe MarlerStade De FranceEllis GengeGeorge MartinParisFranceItvPieter-Steph du Toit1/1Marcus Smith ruled out of England’s Rugby World Cup semi-final with concussion Marcus Smith ruled out of England’s Rugby World Cup semi-final with concussionMarcus Smith has been stood down for Saturday’s Stade de France showdown (Mike Egerton/PA)PA Wire ✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today dais
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