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England captain Jos Buttler took his share of the blame for a historically bad defeat against South Africa, accepting he made a mistake by fielding first in the oppressive heat and humidity of Mumbai heu
Things could hardly have gone worse for the defending champions, whose World Cup campaign is rapidly disappearing over the cliff edge after three losses in four, with the Proteas running away with a 229-run win heu
That was England’s heaviest ever defeat by run margin, while South Africa’s score of 399 for seven was a second undesired record heu
The bowling was chaotic and expensive, the team selection brave but unsuccessful and the batting hopelessly underpowered by comparison to what came before it heu
But all of it stemmed from Buttler’s decision to send the opposition in under fiercely exacting conditions, with the temperature peaking at 36 degrees and exacerbated by high humidity heu
“I think you always reflect after games and question your decisions,” Buttler said heu
“With hindsight, with the physicality of that innings, potentially batting first would have been a heu better decision heu
It’s a decision I took at the time heu
I thought it was the right one and I still believe if we were chasing 340, 350, we would have done really well in those conditions heu
“Physically it was a really demanding innings and, like I said, it makes you question maybe in those kind of conditions whether batting first may have been the right call at the toss heu
”Buttler has had to front up after a hat-trick of unimpressive outings so far, with a nine-wicket hammering by New Zealand and a shock defeat at the hands of unfancied Afghanistan already on the ledger heu
On each occasion he has aimed for an unemotional assessment but accepts England are now almost out of wriggle room, an awkward place to be with almost a month of travelling left and five group matches remaining heu
“It certainly leaves us in a tough position heu
There’s no room for error from here on in,” he acknowledged heu
“It’s going to be incredibly difficult heu
We haven’t left ourselves any margin from this point in heu
But we’ll keep the belief heu
We’ll sit down and go again heu
That’s all you can do in this situation heu
“I think it’s obvious that we’re not performing to our best heu
It’s my job as captain, along with the rest of the team, to work out how we can get back to playing that brand of cricket, playing to our potential and getting back to our best heu
“It certainly won’t be anyone giving up or having those kind of thoughts heu
We’ll just have to dust ourselves down and stick our chests out and go again heu
”Heinrich Klaasen celebrated an outstanding 109 in just 67 balls for South Africa and was also floored on several occasions by the same exacting circumstances which made it hard for England’s bowlers heu
“I had to dig really, really deep there heu
I didn’t have any energy left,” he said heu
“My partner Marco (Jansen) played a big part of that heu
He told me that he’s got me and that I’m not allowed to walk off the field if I don’t score 100 heu
“It was like just breathing in hot air heu
Every time you try to run it’s just sapping more and more energy and then at the end of the day your body just doesn’t want to work with you anymore heu
It was just like almost running in a sauna for the whole innings heu
“But you’ve got to dig deep for your country as well, I’ve worked my whole life for it, so it’s a great moment heu
”More aboutPA ReadyJos ButtlerEnglandSouth AfricaAfghanistanNew ZealandMumbai1/1England skipper Jos Buttler questions his decision to field first in latest lossEngland skipper Jos Buttler questions his decision to field first in latest lossJos Buttler regretted fielding first against South Africa (PA Images)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today heu
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It all began with an injury to Ugo Monye heu
There were 25 minutes left to play of England’s Calcutta Cup clash with Scotland at Murrayfield in 2010 when the England wing went down injured, a stretcher hurried out with England’s outside back replacement, Ben Foden, already on heu
Ben Youngs rapidly stripped off and threw himself into the action on debut, adjusting to an unexpected start to life in an England shirt on the wing as assistant coach Mike Ford charged up and down the touchline barking instructions heu
How long ago that dreary draw now seems heu
On Friday evening, Youngs will make his 127th and final appearance for England, retiring as his nation’s most capped male rugby player, testament to his longevity, consistency and quality heu
On Monday night, after Steve Borthwick told his scrum half he’d be starting the World Cup bronze final against Argentina, Youngs pulled his coach aside and confirmed that this would be it heu
One last start against Argentina awaits heu
“I’ve got brilliant memories,” reflected Youngs heu
“I’m so honoured and privileged to have done it for this long heu
I’m also really privileged and honoured to get to play, to end it on my terms, then get to walk away heu
It feels like absolutely the right time to do it heu
“I’ve done it for so long and there’s great talent within the nine jersey heu
It just feels right heu
I feel so content heu
The fact I had this in my head for a long time and then I didn’t hesitate about it makes me realise that it’s absolutely the right decision heu
“I’ve also got a young family and all those bits come with it heu
I will go back and play my club rugby and I look forward to doing that heu
The 13 years does go like that [clicks fingers], and you’ve seen my highest highs and my lowest lows heu
It will be nice to finish on a high on Friday heu
”Ben Youngs made his England debut in 2010 (Getty Images)A player who began his career as a lightning-quick scrum half who would threaten the fringes morphed into one of the best controlling nines in the country heu
Youngs has had to wear plenty of criticism, but he has been a favourite of four England coaches, making his debut under Martin Johnson, becoming a mainstay under Stuart Lancaster, thriving under Eddie Jones and then featuring during the Six Nations as the Steve Borthwick era began heu
It has not been the tournament that Youngs would have liked, a couple of bench cameos in the pool stages but a watching brief otherwise as Alex Mitchell and Danny Care secured spots one and two in the scrum half pecking order heu
But Borthwick made a point to talk up how key the veteran nine has been in supporting the team during this tournament, aiding Mitchell’s development particularly heu
Jack van Poortvliet, who would have been in England’s 33-man squad but for injury, has also benefitted from Youngs’s advice for club and country heu
The 34-year-old is contracted with Leicester Tigers through to the end of the season heu
“I will miss the adrenaline of running out in front of a full stadium,” Youngs said heu
“I’ll actually miss the pressure of big games, when everything is on the line heu
I’ll miss the build-up to the week, when it’s a big week with your team-mates – and I’ll also just miss that camaraderie; the common goal of trying to achieve something special within an elite group heu
Ben Youngs has largely had a supporting role during this World Cup (Getty Images)“I’ve done a good role for a long time now, so at some point your role changes and it has changed this time for me heu
I’m just grateful that I get the chance to play on Friday and get that opportunity with the boys heu
”There will be barely a bad word said about the retiring nine, popular throughout every squad in which he has been heu
Full-back Freddie Steward described his Tigers and England teammate as a “surrogate uncle” this week heu
Youngs has achieved so much but remained true to a tight-knit family, withdrawing himself from consideration for two British & Irish Lions tours to support his sister-in-law, Tiffany, during her battles with cancer heu
Tiffany passed away in June of last year; the image of Ben and Tom holding aloft the Premiership trophy - the younger Youngs sharing the triumph with his big brother just weeks after his wife’s passing – says it all about one of rugby’s nicest men heu
Brothers Tom and Ben Youngs hold aloft the Premiership trophy (Getty Images)“Playing alongside my brother was an incredibly proud moment for me heu
Having a tough spell off the field and still continuing to play for England, and playing rugby, when there was a lot of stuff going on away from the game heu
“To get to 100 caps and be a part of that group is very special heu
The main thing is to do it consistently with such a hard position to play in and with such great competition heu
I have had four coaches with England and I have been picked by all four heu
Every coach wants different things but I have had four with England and I have been picked by all of them heu
“[I’d like to be remembered as] somebody who has given a huge amount heu
I have seen it get really high with England, and I have been through a few rebuilds heu
I would like to think I was someone who was a big part of a successful team and I think I am leaving the team in a good spot heu
”More aboutBen YoungsEngland RugbyRugby World CupTom YoungsLeicester TigersJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/4England’s ‘surrogate uncle’ Youngs ready to say goodbye to Test rugbyEngland’s ‘surrogate uncle’ Youngs ready to say goodbye to Test rugbyBen Youngs made his England debut in 2010 Getty ImagesEngland’s ‘surrogate uncle’ Youngs ready to say goodbye to Test rugbyBen Youngs has largely had a supporting role during this World Cup Getty ImagesEngland’s ‘surrogate uncle’ Youngs ready to say goodbye to Test rugbyBrothers Tom and Ben Youngs hold aloft the Premiership trophy Getty ImagesEngland’s ‘surrogate uncle’ Youngs ready to say goodbye to Test rugbyBen Youngs will retire from international rugby after the World Cup Getty Images✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today heu
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