Buttler reflects on mistakes against India, promises white-ball review after poor T20 World Cup

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Jos Buttler, England's captain, acknowledged his team's 68-run defeat to India in the T20 World Cup semi-final, admitting they were thoroughly outplayed.

"They certainly outplayed us," Buttler said at the post-match presentation. "I think maybe we let them get 20-25 runs too many. That was a challenging surface that they played well on. But they outplayed us and fully deserved the win."

He reflected on tactical decisions, mentioning a missed opportunity to utilize Moeen Ali's spin.

"Obviously, they've [India] got some fantastic spinners," Buttler said. "Our two guys bowled well, but in hindsight, I should have brought Moeen Ali [on] in that innings, with the way that the spin was playing.

"Obviously with the rain around in those conditions, I probably didn't think it was going to change that much," he added. "And I actually don't think it really did. I thought they out-bowled us. They had an above-par score. So I don't think necessarily the toss was the difference between the teams."

England struggled against stronger teams like Australia, South Africa, and India during the tournament. Questions about Buttler’s captaincy remain, along with scrutiny on senior players like Moeen Ali and Jonny Bairstow.

Buttler promised a thorough review of their performance and future plans to harness English cricket talent.

“We will review everything and come up with a plan, absolutely,” Buttler said.

“You have to review what we need to do better as a team, if that is the way we play, personnel, style of cricket. After a loss like that you are ready for a bit of space to take it in and process it so you can review not just this game but the last few months.

“I think there is lots of talent in the English game. It is up to us as an England team and country to harness that talent and development and make sure we can continue to have a good team moving forward. There’s some time between today and the next matches so we’ll see what happens.”