Jos Buttler

Buttler says England's World Cup campaign has been "a huge disappointment" and said it's a shock to everyone in their set-up

With a match against runaway leaders India looming, perhaps the worst is yet to come for England

"Realistically, we're in bit of trouble, for sure," says head coach after heavy defeat to Sri Lanka

"I thought more people might not have taken the multi-year element of it," admits Rob Key

Mixed messaging in selection, and catastrophic call at the toss, pushes champions past point of no return

"It leaves us with no room for error, we have to probably win every game from here on in"

Two flawed teams will have a go at one another, at a ground that should suit their strengths and highlight their weaknesses

The allrounder heard his hip "pop" and felt his tournament was over but is now all set to make a comeback as England look to bounce back

Stokes spoke at length to the team after the Afghanistan loss, and England are hoping it spurs the team on, like at last year's T20 World Cup

Jos Buttler meanwhile is hopeful Ben Stokes pulls up fine for England's next game against South Africa

Off-colour display leaves world champions in danger of group-stage exit

Mitchell Santner had a starring role against Netherlands while Sri Lanka will hope to recover from their South Africa drubbing

Ahead of his milestone 100th ODI, Bairstow acknowledged the "ups and downs" in his journey

Buttler says Archer, a travelling reserve, could be an option in a worst-case scenario

"You want to dive through a row of houses to save a run. That's obviously not ideal, the way the surface is, the outfield"

England captain Buttler says defending champions 50 short with bat against New Zealand in World Cup opener

"I want us to attack, so I don't like the word 'defending'... it may be a motivation for certain teams when they've been in that position, but not for us"

The answer is plenty of laughs, quips, diplomacy, and maybe even a captain or two dozing off

A hip niggle could keep Stokes out but captain Jos Buttler has his "fingers crossed" for Thursday