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T20 World Cup 2024 Updates:<\/strong> England captain Jos Buttler believes his squad will be better equipped to retain their T20 World Cup title after a miserable defence of their 50-over crown in India last year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

England will be one of the favourites for the 2024 World Cup in the Caribbean and the United States after beating Pakistan in the final in Australia two years ago.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But it was a similar story when many of the same players, Buttler included, travelled to India for the 50-over World Cup only for England to lose six of their first seven matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Those reverses included a nine-wicket defeat by New Zealand in their tournament opener, a historic maiden loss to Afghanistan and a record 229-run thrashing by South Africa.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Buttler, one of the outstanding white-ball batsmen of his generation, managed just 138 runs at 15.33 in nine tournament innings, with some questioning whether the 33-year-old was taking on too much in his triple role of captain and wicketkeeper-batsman.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Matthew Mott, the Australian coach of England's white-ball teams, also came under fire following a series of selection switches, but Buttler said there was a simple explanation for the side's struggles in India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"We just didn't play well enough", he told Sky Sports. "The big learning for me is to try not to confuse freedom with maybe a lack of clarity.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Sometimes you're trying to let players play with freedom and you don't want to step in too much. But you have to make sure you don't miss things.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Even if there was a lack of clarity, or whatever you want to call it, I'd still expect us to perform better than we did."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

He added: "I don't think it's about trying to reinvent the wheel, or trying to give people messages that they've never heard before.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"There might be (T20) games where you need to score in excess of 200, there might be games where you need to scrap and try and defend 140, on a wicket that's holding up and it's tough for batting."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

- Archer a 'massive asset' -<\/p>\r\n\r\n

England have added former West Indies captain Kieron Pollard to their backroom staff in a bid to utilise his local knowledge, with a trio of rising stars in opener Phil Salt, top-order batsman Harry Brook and hard-hitting all-rounder Will Jacks all looking to make their mark.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Yet Jofra Archer is arguably the most exciting inclusion in England's squad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The Barbados-born fast bowler has been beset by elbow injuries since his starring role in England's 2019 50-over World Cup triumph.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But Archer, in his first international appearance for 14 months, took 2-28 as England beat Pakistan by 23 runs at Edgbaston on Saturday -- one of the highlights of a rain-marred T20 series where two of the four games have been washed out completely ahead of Thursday's finale at The Oval.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Buttler, named the player of-the-match after he smashed 84 off 51 balls in Birmingham, said: "I thought Jofra Archer was brilliant.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"You could see his emotion taking wickets for England again but we need to temper those expectations because he's not going to be the same straight away."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Whether the 29-year-old quick can stand up to the strain of tournament cricket, even when restricted to a T20 maximum of four overs per match, remains to be seen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Also Read: <\/strong> T20WC 2024 Schedule & Squads<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Jacks, however, underlined Archer's worth to England by saying: "He's been bowling good speed in the nets, good speed in the middle, good yorkers at the death -- he's a massive asset for us and we love to have in him our team."<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Jos-Buttler.jpg", "alt_img": "Jos Buttler", "alt_title": "T20 World Cup 2024", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Buttler eager for T20 world champions England to learn India lessons On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "T20 World Cup 2024 Updates: England captain Jos Buttler believes his squad will be better equipped to retain their T20 World Cup title after a miserable defence of their 50-over crown in India last year.", "seo_keywords": "Jos Buttler, England Cricket, T20 World Cup 2024", "tag": null, "tagging": "Jos Buttler,England Cricket,T20 World Cup 2024,T20 World Cup 2024", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "buttler-eager-for-t20-world-champions-england-to-learn-india-lessons", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "1", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "1331", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2024-05-30 10:04:21", "updated": "2026-04-03 17:13:47", "img_from": "Image Source: Google", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Jos Buttler, England Cricket, T20 World Cup 2024", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "12", "jio_date": "2024-05-30 10:04:21", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": "Select", "article_content_type": "Latest Cricket News", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/buttler-eager-for-t20-world-champions-england-to-learn-india-lessons-145530" }