England skipper Jos Buttler stated he was “fed up” together with his woeful run of type and that it was time to get again to being “the player that I know I am” by placing up a stable efficiency with the bat. The wicketkeeper batter, who struggled with the bat all all through the ODI World Cup, scored his first half century since September — an unbeaten 58 off 45 balls to information England to a series-levelling six-wicket victory over hosts West Indies within the second ODI right here on Wednesday. “I’ve been searching for form. I have had moments where it has been frustrating,” Buttler was quoted as saying by the ‘BBC’.

“I was getting fed up with it so it was time to put in a performance and get back to the player that I know I am,” he added.

Ahead of the second ODI Buttler had been dismissed for 5 single digit scores in eight outings.

But the match-winning knock on Wednesday made him the fifth England batter to cross the 5,000-run mark in ODIs.

“Really pleasing. I’ve been playing for a while now so it’s great when you get to those milestones after playing for a long period of time. It’s been a frustrating time recently.” Buttler had taken over the reins as white-ball skipper from World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan final yr.

Under his management, England received the T20 World Cup final yr.

However, defending champions England made an embarrassing early exit from the ODI World Cup final month, ending seventh to only qualify for the 2025 Champions Trophy.

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