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Buttler’s side won only three of nine matches as defending champions at the 50-over World Cup in India in 2023. <\/p>\n
Last year they reached the semi-finals in their defence of the T20 World Cup but were ultimately well beaten by India, having lost to Australia and South Africa earlier in the tournament.<\/p>\n
Root captained England in 64 Tests from 2017 to 2022 – the most of any player. He won a record 27 of those matches but ended his tenure with one win in 17 before resigning in 2022. He also suffered two heavy defeats in Ashes series in Australia.<\/p>\n
“I certainly think that this team are doing more things right than maybe some of the teams I captained,” Root said.<\/p>\n
England’s difficult position at the Champions Trophy comes after defeat by Australia in their opening game on Saturday<\/a>. <\/p>\n They scored 351-8, with Ben Duckett making 165, but still lost by five wickets. It follows four defeats in a row in bilateral one-day international series.<\/p>\n “What I would say is you can be frustrated by it or you can be excited by it,” Root said.<\/p>\n “The fact that we are doing a lot of things right is a good thing and that’s what we have to really focus on.”<\/p>\n England are expected to make one change for Wednesday’s match in Lahore after bowler Brydon Carse was ruled out of the tournament<\/a> with a toe injury.<\/p>\n Rehan Ahmed has been called up in his place, but the leg-spinner is not expected to arrive in Pakistan until Wednesday so Jamie Overton is most likely to replace Carse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n