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ODI World Cup: Heading into the rebuilding phase after a disappointing 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup campaign, England skipper Jos Buttler said he is keen to embrace the responsibility and motivation to get the team back on track in white-ball cricket performances, starting from the ODI series against West Indies.

England entered the competition in India as defending champions but lost six of their first seven matches to be out of the race for the knockouts. But late victories over the Netherlands and Pakistan secured their qualification for the 2025 Champions Trophy. They now begin their rebuild through the ODI series against the West Indies in Antigua on Sunday.

"We have had one bad tournament. It's been in a great place for a long time and you see the depth of talent of guys coming through and you want to help shape that period of white-ball cricket. That's something I feel responsibility and motivation for - to get England white-ball cricket back to where it's been for a long time," Buttler was quoted as saying by ICC.