Jos Buttler (Source: AP Photos)
Jos Buttler’s journey as England Men's white-ball captain has been nothing less than a rollercoaster ride. The 34-year-old has seen peaks and valleys since taking over from Eoin Morgan in 2022, with England winning the T20 World Cup later that year but failed in the following ICC tournaments, including an early exit from the Champions Trophy 2025.
On what has been three years since Buttler started to lead the side, here is a timeline showcasing Buttler's captaincy tenure and how it transpired for England in the post Morgan era.
Filling the big shoe
Buttler was the vice-captain of the England men's team that won the 2019 World Cup. He took over to lead the white-ball side which was already built as one of the most dominant teams ever in limited-overs cricket under Morgan.
However, even though Buttler was amongst the best white-ball players in the world at that time, captaining an international team was a different challenge altogether.
2022 T20 World Cup Triumph
England under the helm of Buttler tasted early success as they became the T20 World Cup champions in 2022 Australia. The team continued to play an attacking brand of cricket backed by some disciplined bowling, reflecting England's unstoppable superiority in white-ball cricket.
One of the major highlights of England’s title winning campaign was captain Buttler himself when he put on a record-breaking opening partnership with Alex Hales in the semi-final against India which they went on to win by 10-wickets.
Following that, they went on to beat Pakistan in the final to lift England's second T20 World Cup in history. After this win, England seemed to have found a successor of their former leader, ensuring their dominance in limited-overs cricket.
2023 ODI World - A Disaster
After the T20 World Cup victory, Buttler was eyeing another silverware with the ODI World Cup set to take place in India. Leading up the mega-event, England won three back to back ODI series and was regarded as one of the pre-tournament favourites.
However, things took a dramatic turn as England had a disastrous World Cup campaign and finished seventh in the league stage with just three wins in nine matches. The defending champions failed to adapt to the Indian conditions with the skipper himself having a poor tournament with the bat as well.
Semi-Final Exit in 2024 T20 World Cup
2024 was another T20 World Cup year and England only managed to reach the semi-final stage. The tournament brought new challenges for captain Buttler to cope with. After the ODI World Cup failure, England had a revamp of their squad and new faces got the opportunity to defend their T20 title.
At the beginning of their campaign, Buttler’s side suffered early setbacks in the group stage. However, they managed to secure two crucial victories and keep themselves alive in the tournament. They further managed to win two games in the Super Eight stage and qualify for the semi-final where they were beaten by a spirited Indian side, who went on to be the champion.
From bad to worse in Champions Trophy 2025
In what happened to be Buttler's second ICC ODI event as captain, things went from bad to worse as England suffered an early exit from Champions Trophy following a defeat against Afghanistan in their second group match.
Previously they were beaten by Australia in a record-breaking game where England bowlers failed to defend the 351-run target. With this loss, Buttler's future as England's white-ball captain is hanging on the cliff. His leadership is under intense scrutiny with questions being raised on head coach Brendon McCulum as well.
The tournament highlights England’s several issues in this format, especially in the bowling attack, where leaking crucial runs and allowing opposition batters to score rapidly in the last ten overs emerged as the major concern behind their recent slump in ODIs.
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