Leeds, July 25 (IANS) England white-ball skipper Jos Buttler expressed confidence over senior players in the side to step up as the ODI team looks to cover for the absence of Ben Stokes, following his retirement from the 50-over format last week. England has lost Stokes from ODIs after the first match against South Africa, citing an unsustainable workload.
This is a second big blow for England after their talismanic skipper Eoin Morgan retired from all forms of international cricket in June. After taking over from Morgan, Buttler is still waiting for his first series win as England’s full-time white-ball captain after rain washed out the series-deciding third ODI against South Africa at Headingley on Sunday. With less than 18 months left for their ODI World Cup title defense to happen in India, England need for their seniors to stand up till the time they find worthy successors of Stokes and Morgan in the set-up.”We have to be realistic about where we are as a team in the ODI format. It is about building towards that World Cup in India (in 2023). What will we need in the conditions out in India? We have had a bit of change.
