England captain Jos Buttler was disappointed after his crucial T20I World The cup clash against Australia was canceled due to rain, but insisted the right call was made as the conditions were not suitable to take on the field.
This was his second consecutive match for England which was affected by rain. While not a single ball was bowled on Friday, England lost to Ireland via the DLS method after rain failed at the end of the game.
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“They (umpires) had some big concerns and I think, okay. The outfield is very wet, with some areas within the 30-yard circle that were not suitable for play. As much as we all want to play cricket, it has to be safe and that was certainly not the case,” Butler said.
He said, ‘I think every bowler who bowled there would have been worried. The safety of the players is really important and it was not fit to play be it our bowlers or the Australian bowlers. I think the right call was made.”
Afternoon game at MCG too Afghanistan And it rained in Ireland. Melbourne has been receiving unusual rainfall at this time of year, although the cricket season in Australia begins in November.
Asked about the difficult road to the semi-finals due to rain, Butler said: “I’m not really disappointed. I’m not a meteorologist in Australia at this time of year, but we all want to play a full game of cricket.” . of course we do.
“Naturally we play a game that takes place in the open air and the elements are a big part of our game. They affect the surfaces we play on, they affect the conditions in interesting ways, and that’s what makes our game really unique.
“But now, unfortunately, we have two games affected by the weather. You don’t want to be in those games, but wherever you play in the world, it’s going to happen.”
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