England captain Jos Buttler has given an update on the injuries to Dawid Malan and Mark Wood ahead of the 2022 World T20 final at the MCG (MCG) on Sunday. Although he admitted they were never in contention to make it to the semi-finals, Buttler said the management was giving the duo every chance to play in the final.
In his absence, Phil Salt and Chris Jordan replaced the quarter-final against India. Although Jordan picked up three wickets, Salt did not get a chance to strike as Buttler and Alex Hales finished the game with 10 wickets.
“Yes, they are both recovering. Of course, not many days passed when we were not fit enough for the semi-finals, but again, we will give them every chance," Buttler said in the pre-match press conference.
Both Wood and Malan were injured. The last Super 12 match of England vs Sri Lanka. When Wood left the field with a groin injury, described Wood's injury as a torn muscle.
However, England whiteball coach Matthew Mott revealed that things are not good for Wood and Malan. and Wood is definitely struggling," said Mott.
"We'll keep our minds open. But there's a short turnaround between the games, a travel day and then straight into it with one practice. There's not much time for them.
"I'd like to keep hope for them. It's a disappointment. They have been two great players for us, especially over the last month. These are big losses.
"But it's a real risk to take injured players to big games and I think you might regret it, especially when you have players who can come in and do a good job.
"Sometimes you play when you're not playing. . depth, but when you have players that can fill that role, I think it makes the decision a lot easier. Everything would have to go right for them to be available now."
England's 50th World Cup holders will have a chance to add to their trophy cabinet on Sunday and Buttler says there will be plenty of excitement in the competition. They will go into the camp with the chance to hold both white-ball trophies for an equal period of time.
"Yes, of course there is huge excitement in the match. Whenever you get a chance to play in the World Cup final, it is a great honour. We are very excited as a group. There is a good feeling in the team," Buttler said. . .
“Of course, the previous performance gives us a lot of confidence, but tomorrow is not important. We're starting a new game against a really tough opponent and whenever you're fighting for a trophy, you know it's not going to be easy."
England just registered a T20I series win in Pakistan. Buttler, who missed the game with an injury, feels it's not it matters a lot because the conditions were completely different.
"Yes, we've played against them a lot recently, but obviously in very different conditions," Buttler, who scored an unbeaten 80 off just
9; deliveries.
"I think that's probably the main factor, although we are here Having played a few games against each other in Melbourne, that is a different game of the series, probably in Pakistan.
“We know we're up against a great team. That's what you expect in a World Cup final and we'll have a bit of focus on them and a lot of focus on us and what we have to do to prepare well today so we can go up tomorrow and give our best judgement.
While England are still reaping the rewards of Eoin Morgan's legacy, Buttler believes his partnership with Mott will help usher in a new era in English cricket.
After their embarrassing exit from the 2015 World Cup, England have turned the corner. -ball cricket under Morgan, who reached the final of the T20 World Cup in 2016 and eventually won the 2019 World 50 under Morgan's guidance.
"Hopefully I'll get more time as captain and hopefully with Matthew Mott we can shape the next, as I say, era of English white-ball cricket," said Buttler, who took over from Morgan as England captain.
"Obviously we are still reaping the benefits of Eoin Morgan's official ship and changes. That has happened in the white-ball game in England and it is evident in the strength and depth of talent we now have in the English white-ball game.
" Obviously we are at the end of that wave but there is also a bit of a new direction."
This will be Buttler's first international event as captain and he says he is relishing the added responsibility.
"Yeah, I think I definitely enjoy some pieces more than others. But yeah, definitely. I think it's part of my own journey as a player and as a person, talking about teams and going through different eras. Being here that point. in my career where I'm a captain who's learning something very new that I haven't done before and it's exciting to get the opportunity," said Buttler, who has led England in 19 T20Is. .
"It makes things interesting, learning and experiencing new things. I really feel that I am improving every day so that I can do the job and I am becoming more comfortable in the role.
"I think as frustrating as the summer was in terms of results, I think I really learned a lot during that period because I had a good moment to think about things that I probably would have done differently or what situations came up and how they did. I feel and how I reacted to them
"Yes, I feel I'm growing into this role every day."
England's recent success across formats can be attributed to having a Test coach
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