{"id":317756,"date":"2023-11-09T08:27:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T08:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/?p=317756"},"modified":"2023-11-09T08:27:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T08:27:01","slug":"england-aim-for-dominance-in-must-win-pak-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/sport\/england-aim-for-dominance-in-must-win-pak-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"England aim for dominance in must-win Pak clash"},"content":{"rendered":"

England captain Jos Buttler said the team have shown a desire to ‘put things right’ in India after a dismal World Cup campaign and are determined to secure a spot in the 2025 Champions Trophy with a top-eight finish.<\/p>\n

The 2019 champions earned a 160-run win over the Netherlands in Pune on Wednesday to end a five-match losing streak and climb off the bottom of the standings to seventh place on four points.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the bottom three – Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Neteherlands – on net run rate, England head to Kolkata for their final match against fifth-placed Pakistan, who will host the next edition of the eight-team Champions Trophy.<\/p>\n

“We haven’t performed the way we wanted to this whole trip and we’d like to leave India putting in a proper performance,” Buttler told reporters.<\/p>\n

“I think everyone’s been frustrated, but the guys have stayed tight … the guys probably trained as hard as they trained all trip, which shows the level of commitment and desire to put things right.<\/p>\n

“Not playing for what we wanted to be playing for, but a really vital match for us in the grand scheme of things.<\/p>\n

“It’s great to be heading there with something on the line,” he added.<\/p>\n