Jos Buttler refused to blame the Melbourne rain for England’s shock defeat by Ireland, accepting “the better team won”. Buttler, Alex Hales and Ben Stokes all fell cheaply and they never got above the DLS par score. They were still short when the weather turned, leaving the Irish to celebrate a memorable five-run win. “In the first 10 overs with the ball we were poor, a long way short of where we needed to be and we let Ireland get away,” said Buttler. “We let Ireland get 20 or 30 too many in that first 10.

Source: The Herald October 26, 2022 09:21 UTC