Australia thrashes England in T20 World Cup

Jos Buttler said England needed to "dust ourselves down" after they lost severely to Australia by 36 runs in Barbados on Saturday, jeopardising their T20 World Cup defence.

Australia got a fast start at the Kensington Oval, scoring 201-7 in 20 overs. On the other hand, England lost wickets after a good start and could only manage 165-6.

Buttler's squad didn't succeed in defending their 50-over title in India last year. They are still looking for a victory after the first game against Scotland was spoiled by rain.

Australia, on the other hand, is in first place in Group B after two wins.

They are still on track to become the first country to hold all three world cricket titles simultaneously: Test, One-Day, and T20.

David Warner, the opener, made 39 runs to lead the winners.

Adam Zampa, the spinner, was named player of the match after getting 2–28 wickets, including Buttler for 42.

"They came out with a lot of intent and played well and put us under a lot of pressure straight away," said the England head coach.

"It was hard to get it back from there." They bowled well in the middle part of the game, took wickets often, and made great defence.

Buttler said England needed to be very sure of themselves in their next two games, against Oman and Namibia.

"It's all laid out what we need to do, so we need to dust ourselves down and go again," he said.

Buttler won the toss in Bridgetown, but he was horrified to see Warner and Travis Head, Australia's openers, beat his bowlers badly.

Australia quickly reached 55-0 off four overs, enjoying a short boundary on one side of the pitch. Spinner Will Jacks was hit for 22 runs in his first over, and placeman Mark Wood also gave up 22 runs in his first over.

Moeen Ali gave England the opening they needed by bowling Warner for 39 runs. Then, Jofra Archer, a fast bowler, hit Head's stumps, leaving Australia at 74-2.

Australia was the first team in the event to score 200 runs, thanks to Marcus Stoinis's 30 off 17 balls. Captain Mitchell Marsh (35) and Glenn Maxwell (28) kept the score going.

Zampa breakthrough

Buttler and Phil Salt ensured England's response got off to a fast start. By the end of the seventh over, England was 73-0 up.

With his first ball, Zampa put Salt out for 37 runs. In his next over, he got Buttler out for 42 runs, which was a crucial wicket.

Mitchell Starc got Jacks in the deep off of Stoinis's bowling as Australia turned the screw and gave up only 11 runs in three overs.

Moeen hit three sixes off of a Maxwell over, which gave England a short boost, but Jonny Bairstow was out cheaply, and Moeen was out for 25.

The innings ran out of steam, and Zampa finished with impressive bowling numbers. Pat Cummins took 2–23.

Marsh said that his team played "outstanding" all around, and he pointed out that Warner and Head's early fireworks were significant.

"That was the difference in the game, the way we started, all based around our trust in each other," he added. "The boys set the tone beautifully."

Only the top two teams in each group will move on to the Super 8 round of the tournament.