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• Buttler urges England to dust themselves off as T20 World Cup exit looms

  Jos Buttler laid the challenge to his England charges to "dust ourselves down and go again" as his team face the possibility of an early exit from the T20 World Cup.

  England lost by 36 runs to old foes Australia on Saturday in Bridgetown, leaving them fourth in Group B.

  With second-place Scotland facing lowly Oman on Sunday, England are in real danger of slumping out of the tournament early.

  And Buttler knows the task is now for reigning champions England to turn matters around in their next two group matches if they wish to go on and defend their title.

  "We need to play with a lot of confidence," he said.

  "It's all laid out what we need to do so we need to dust ourselves down and go again."

  Buttler was England's highest scorer, with 42, as they finished on 165-6 from their 20 overs.

  England's captain and fellow opener Phil Salt had started well when chasing down a target of 202, accumulating 73 without loss.

  But Salt's dismissal by Adam Zampa, who then sent Buttler packing, was a blow from which England failed to recover.

  "We did have a bright start. Outside the powerplay was always going to be the challenge, we saw that in their innings," Buttler said.

  "Credit to Australia, Adam Zampa bowled very well and in the middle overs the pacers were very disciplined.

  "I thought they came out with a lot of intent and played really well and put us under a lot of pressure straight away. It was tough to drag it back from there. They bowled really well in that middle phase, took wickets at regular times and defended really well.

  "There is always hindsight and a lot of decisions you can change or do earlier. There were a couple of soft balls where we could have saved boundaries."

  Jofra Archer took 1-28 and was the only England bowler to avoid significant damage, as he works his way back to form after an injury-hit couple of years.

  "He bowled really well," Buttler said of the paceman. "It looks like he hasn't been away at all. He is a great bowler to call on as a captain. He's got so much variety and skill and we're lucky to have him back."

  Zampa was named player of the match, taking 2-28. The spinner has taken at least one wicket in each of his last 12 innings at the T20 World Cup, including two in each of his last four matches.

  "We've played against England a lot, so we know a lot about their players," he said.

  "We've played here before and we knew about the long grease side. It was difficult to hit sixes out there and we made it our game plan.

  "It is one of those places you don't know about until you bowl a few balls on, I was just keen to get some pace on and aim at the stumps.

  "We have a great depth with our bowling attack. We all have different roles and you saw some of us bowling really defensively to stop runs."

• Defending champs England on the brink of T20 World Cup exit after loss to Australia

  Australia defeated England by 36 runs to leave Jos Buttler's side staring down the brink of an early exit from the T20 World Cup.

  With their opening match against Scotland having yielded no result, England needed to beat Australia on Saturday to propel themselves into a strong position to progress from Group B.

  Yet instead they now find themselves fourth in the group and in need of big wins over Oman and Namibia to stand a chance, while also hoping for a capitulation from Scotland, who are second.

  Chasing a target of 202, England were trundling along nicely until Adam Zampa (2-28) dismissed openers Phil Salt (37) and Buttler (42) in the space of two overs.

  Will Jacks did not last long as Australia severely dented England's run rate, with the further quickfire dismissals of Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali all but ending England's chances.

  And when Liam Livingstone was sent packing by Patrick Cummins late in the day, England knew their hopes of making it out of the group have suddenly turned bleak.

  No player scored over 50 for either team, though David Warner (39), Mitchell Marsh (35) and Travis Head (34) were the leading lights for Australia with the bat.

  Data Debrief: Aussies avoid four straight losses

  Australia are now well placed to push on at the T20 World Cup, and getting one over their old rivals in the process is all the sweeter.

  England had won six of their last seven completed T20Is against Australia, including their last three in a row, but Marsh's team pulled out the stops to avoid a fourth straight loss.

  Zampa, meanwhile, just loves this tournament. He has taken at least one wicket in each of his last 12 innings at the T20 World Cup, including two in each of his last four innings.

  Chris Jordan celebrated taking his 100th T20I wicket, but it proved fruitless. 

• Miller inspires South Africa to victory over Netherlands

  South Africa maintained their unbeaten start to the T20 World Cup with a four-wicket triumph over the Netherlands at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium. 

  David Miller was the Proteas' star with an unbeaten 59, as South Africa recovered from a dismal start in which they had slumped to 12-3.

  The Netherlands had started poorly themselves with the bat, though Sybrand Engelbrecht steadied the ship with a 45-ball 40 before he was caught by Marco Jansen from Ottniel Baartman's delivery.

  And with that, the Netherlands' scoring rate soon fizzled out, with the Dutch finishing on 103-9.

  That lacklustre conclusion to their innings looked set to be swiftly forgotten as South Africa's top order disintegrated inside the first four overs, and the Netherlands seemed to be on their way to a famous win.

  But a strong partnership of Tristan Stubbs (33) and Miller anchored South Africa's innings, and the Proteas emerged victorious with an over to spare.

  Miller fittingly confirmed the victory with a six, smashing that shot through the leg side.

  Sri Lanka remain bottom of Group D following their two-wicket defeat to Bangladesh earlier in the day. 

  Meanwhile, Afghanistan continued their excellent start at this year's tournament, beating New Zealand by 84 runs to move top of Group C. 

  Data Debrief: Dutch come unstuck

  The defeat for the Netherlands ended their longest unbeaten streak in the competition, with the Dutch having won each of their last three matches at the T20 World Cup.

  South Africa gained a measure of revenge, meanwhile, for their 13-run defeat to the Netherlands at the 2022 T20 World Cup.