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Cricket World Cup 2023: England captain Jos Buttler criticises “poor” outfield


Dharamshala hosts England’s second game of the 2023 World Cup
Venue: Dharamshala Dates: Tuesday 10 October Time: 06:00 BST
Coverage: Ball-by-ball Test Match Special commentary on BBC Radio 5 sports extra, online, tablets, mobiles and BBC Sport app. Live text commentary with in-play clips on the BBC Sport website.

England captain Jos Buttler has described the Dharamshala outfield as “poor” and questioned whether it impacts the integrity of Tuesday’s World Cup match against Bangladesh.

Concerns about the patchy, sand-based outfield, have meant England have barely trained on it before the match.

Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott said spinner Mujeeb ur Rahman was lucky to escape serious injury after his knee dug into the ground when sliding in a match at the same venue on Saturday.

“You are going to have to be a little bit smart as fielders and a little bit careful, which isn’t something you want to be when you are playing for your country,” Buttler told BBC Sport.

“You want to dive around and…



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