Mott & Buttler reach point of no return with England

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To play this video, you need JavaScript enabled in your browser. < /figure>Matthew HenryBBC sports reporter in Barbados 1 hour ago

When Jonny Bairstow spoke to the media on Friday, he insisted that the Defeat against Australia would not "derail" England's campaign.

Twenty-four hours later, when Australian openers David Warner and Travis Head were in full excitement, it was as if the English train was lurching on the tracks.

At that moment, sitting in the Greenidge and Haynes stand should have come with a health warning.

Those behind Rihanna Drive, the street where the popstar grew up, needed more than an umbrella for protection .

In a span of five overs, Australia scored 70 runs, hitting seven of 13 from the bruising six in the innings.

England were dropped to stay in the game, but this proved too great an advantage to be revised.

The defeat leaves Jos Buttler's side in a perilous position in their group, likely needing to beat Oman and Namibia well to progress to the Super 8 stage at the expense of a team Scotswoman who would like nothing more than to eliminate her rivals. But, perhaps more importantly, it brings to the surface familiar questions about management of this English white ball team under captain Buttler and coach Matthew Mott.

The Jacksperiment in Bridgetown – Will Jacks part time playing the second over which started with two sixes and cost 22 runs – can now be added to the list of missteps from last year's 50s. - during the World Cup in India, which included hokey-cokey selection in the opening matches and the decision to bowl first in the Mumbai heat against South Africa.

These decisions are easy to criticize in hindsight, but at some point their bold calls must begin to come to fruition.

Afterwards, Buttler said Bowling Jacks, making it the first time England had started with two spinners in a T20, was a "gut call", after seeing Moeen Ali's opener cost just three runs.

But the part-time off-spinner had bowled just two overs in T20s for England.

Seamer Jofra Archer, who dismissed Warner nine times in 19 overs in all formats, was waiting in the deep. Ask Warner or Head who they would rather face and there would be...