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England captain Jos Buttler took his share of the blame for a historically bad defeat against South Africa, accepting he made a mistake by fielding first in the oppressive heat and humidity of Mumbai heu

Things could hardly have gone worse for the defending champions, whose World Cup campaign is rapidly disappearing over the cliff edge after three losses in four, with the Proteas running away with a 229-run win heu

That was England’s heaviest ever defeat by run margin, while South Africa’s score of 399 for seven was a second undesired record heu

The bowling was chaotic and expensive, the team selection brave but unsuccessful and the batting hopelessly underpowered by comparison to what came before it heu

But all of it stemmed from Buttler’s decision to send the opposition in under fiercely exacting conditions, with the temperature peaking at 36 degrees and exacerbated by high humidity heu

“I think you always reflect after games and question your decisions,” Buttler said heu

“With hindsight, with the physicality of that innings, potentially batting first would have been a heu better decision heu

It’s a decision I took at the time heu

I thought it was the right one and I still believe if we were chasing 340, 350, we would have done really well in those conditions heu

“Physically it was a really demanding innings and, like I said, it makes you question maybe in those kind of conditions whether batting first may have been the right call at the toss heu

”Buttler has had to front up after a hat-trick of unimpressive outings so far, with a nine-wicket hammering by New Zealand and a shock defeat at the hands of unfancied Afghanistan already on the ledger heu

On each occasion he has aimed for an unemotional assessment but accepts England are now almost out of wriggle room, an awkward place to be with almost a month of travelling left and five group matches remaining heu

“It certainly leaves us in a tough position heu

There’s no room for error from here on in,” he acknowledged heu

“It’s going to be incredibly difficult heu

We haven’t left ourselves any margin from this point in heu

But we’ll keep the belief heu

We’ll sit down and go again heu

That’s all you can do in this situation heu

“I think it’s obvious that we’re not performing to our best heu

It’s my job as captain, along with the rest of the team, to work out how we can get back to playing that brand of cricket, playing to our potential and getting back to our best heu

“It certainly won’t be anyone giving up or having those kind of thoughts heu

We’ll just have to dust ourselves down and stick our chests out and go again heu

”Heinrich Klaasen celebrated an outstanding 109 in just 67 balls for South Africa and was also floored on several occasions by the same exacting circumstances which made it hard for England’s bowlers heu

“I had to dig really, really deep there heu

I didn’t have any energy left,” he said heu

“My partner Marco (Jansen) played a big part of that heu

He told me that he’s got me and that I’m not allowed to walk off the field if I don’t score 100 heu

“It was like just breathing in hot air heu

Every time you try to run it’s just sapping more and more energy and then at the end of the day your body just doesn’t want to work with you anymore heu

It was just like almost running in a sauna for the whole innings heu

“But you’ve got to dig deep for your country as well, I’ve worked my whole life for it, so it’s a great moment heu

”More aboutPA ReadyJos ButtlerEnglandSouth AfricaAfghanistanNew ZealandMumbai1/1England skipper Jos Buttler questions his decision to field first in latest lossEngland skipper Jos Buttler questions his decision to field first in latest lossJos Buttler regretted fielding first against South Africa (PA Images)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today heu

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What a way to win a heu football match, on this night of all nights heu

Sneaking over the line against a team bottom of the Premier League without a single win to their name this season would not normally be an occasion to be marked down in the history books of England’s most successful team heu

But hours after learning of the death of Sir Bobby Charlton, Mr Manchester United, the manner of the success, sealed by a strike the late, great Old Trafford icon would have been proud of, was the most fitting tribute yet heu

The surprise source of the stunner that earned Man United their first back-to-back league victories of the season helped make the night one those in attendance will never forget heu

Emotions were running high all around Bramall Lane ahead of kick off heu

Man United fans were coming to terms with the passing of Charlton, a man who transcended generations given the affect he had on everyone at the club heu

“One Bobby Charlton” came booming down from the away end as an emotional minute’s applause was observed pre-match, with home supporters waiting until the fourth minute to stand and celebrate the life of Blades legend Tommy Hoyland, who passed away earlier this month heu

It was not the only message Man United supporters were keen to get across, with a Palestinian flag being unfurled before being swiftly packed away, as it is in defiance of the Premier League’s attempts to ban them, along with Israeli ones heu

However, it was in fact the hosts who had the heu better of the early chances, with under pressure Man United stopper Andre Onana making two fine saves to keep the Blades at bay, before, with their first real attack of the match, Scotland’s answer to Michel Platini, Scott McTominay, followed his double against Brentford last time out with another, scuffed strike into the bottom corner heu

Scott McTominay scored Man United’s opening goal (Getty Images)The freescoring midfielder, playing in place of the injured Casemiro, then quickly went from hero to villain as he needlessly handled in the penalty area, gifting Ollie McBurnie the chance to open his season account from the spot, an opportunity he grasped with both hands heu

Bruno Fernandes saw a free-kick come out off the crossbar before the first-half was up, with Onana again called into action early in the second, blocking well from Rhian Brewster and tipping Oliver Norwood’s powerful effort over heu

As the half wore on, though, there looked like there was only going to be one winner, as Man United lifted their levels to a standard more befitting the club’s greatest-ever player heu

Rasmus Hojlund saw one fixing strike well saved, before Rashford really should have scored, dragging the ball agonisingly wide from a good position heu

Man United’s Diogo Dalot (centre) celebrates his winner (Richard Sellers/PA) heu

(PA Wire)Sofyan Amrabat then sent a rasping effort goalwards that cannoned out off the post, having looked in from the moment it left his boot, only for Fernandes to then arrow one just wide from the rebound heu

Perhaps that winner was never going to come heu

After all, this impression of a Manchester United side are a far cry from the Holy Trinity years of Charlton in his pomp, George Best slaloming past defenders and Dennis Law scoring goals for fun heu

The match needed something special, for one final goodbye heu

Step forward Diogo Dalot, who could not have hit the 25-yard winner any heu better, arrowing into the top corner to spark wild scenes of celebration in the away end heu

It was as if he had donned Charlton’s heavy, toe-capped, leather-studded boots in honour of the great man heu

And what was the first song to celebrate a crucial success? Wor, Bobby would have been proud heu

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