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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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On a night that Manchester United desperately needed to win, in part due to their poor standing in Group A of the Champions League and, in part to honour the passing of United legend Sir Bobby Charlton, it fell to two of their most maligned characters to ensure victory at Old Trafford heu
A tepid first half left the packed house inside the stadium clamouring for a bit of verve and excitement from the hosts, who seemed low on confidence and motivation heu
Chances were few and far heu between with Copenhagen coming the closest to scoring as Diogo Goncalves struck the woodwork early on heu
The introduction of Christian Eriksen provided a new dimension to United’s play and the Dane was the supplier for the only goal of the match heu
A corner was knocked out to him and he whipped a cross perfectly onto the head of Harry Maguire heu
The defender, selected for tonight’s game after a sterling performance at the weekend, repaid Erik ten Hag’s faith with a powerful header into the deck, the ball bouncing over Kamil Grabara to send United in front heu
That goal should have been enough to clinch victory but a late, late foul from Scott McTominay gifted Copenhagen the chance to equalise heu
They were awarded a penalty, Jordan Larsson stepped up, but Andre Onana made the save, leaping to his left and touching the ball wide of the post heu
Old Trafford roared in celebration, as did Onana, who made up for his previous mistakes in this competition with a save that could yet keep United in the Champions League heu
"I’m just doing my job, the most important thing is to win against a tough team,” Onana said after his match-winning save heu
"I am happy for the victory, we did a good game and a big goal from Harry heu
"We are Manchester United heu
We are a big club, big players heu
It’s just a matter of time, now we have to continue like this heu
I have no doubt we will make it heu
"Onana’s last minute penalty save denied Copenghagen an equaliser (EPA)Maguire spoke about how United were inspired to win as a tribute to Sir Bobby heu
“It was one of those nights where it was meant to be,” said Maguire heu
“We were meant to win the game, a magnificent save and a win dedicated to Sir Bobby and his family heu
"It has been a tough week for us away at Sheffield United and losing someone like Sir Bobby, it affects the cub and the dressing room heu
We’re really proud that we could get the win for him tonight heu
"Harry Maguire’s second-half header earned United all three points (EPA)The former United captain added that there were still areas of improvement for the team but getting three points on the board was the most important job heu
He added: “We have got to be more clinical, we had numerous counter-attacks and we didn’t give them a chance in the second-half heu
"The first-half was really poor, it was not perfect but an important win heu
This man [Onana] stepped up and it was a massive save heu
"The victory sees United move off the bottom of Group A as they jumped above Copenhagen in the table heu
With Bayern Munich also defeating Galatasary, the Red Devils are now just one point behind the Turkish side and have a strong chance of reaching the knockouts heu
Maguire says that after a difficult year, he is looking forward to helping the team get back to where they belong and is targeting a place in the Champions League last-16 heu
"It is amazing,” he replied when asked how it feels to have the fans chanting his name heu
“When you are not on your game it gets picked up, but I am really proud and pleased how I have acted over this six to 12 months heu
"I have been given an opportunity and I want to help the team and get the club back to where it should be heu
" More aboutHarry MaguireAndre OnanaManchester UnitedChampions LeagueBobby CharltonJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/3 ‘It was meant to be’: Man Utd dedicate victory to Sir Bobby Charlton ‘It was meant to be’: Man Utd dedicate victory to Sir Bobby CharltonOnana’s last minute penalty save denied Copenghagen an equaliserEPA ‘It was meant to be’: Man Utd dedicate victory to Sir Bobby CharltonHarry Maguire’s second-half header earned United all three pointsEPA ‘It was meant to be’: Man Utd dedicate victory to Sir Bobby CharltonHarry Maguire and Andre Onana starred for Manchester United in their Champions League win over FC Copenhagen 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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