Jos Buttler says he is "very much focused" on all the positives ahead of England's must-win Champions Trophy clash with Afghanistan.

After losing to Australia by five wickets in their Group B opener, England know anything other than a victory in Lahore would result in their elimination from the tournament.

Should they win, Buttler's side would also need to beat South Africa in their final game to avoid an early exit.

Despite scoring an impressive 351-8 against Australia, England suffered their fifth successive defeat in a T20 international - and 11th from their last 15 such matches.

Buttler knows the pressure is on, with his nation having already endured failed defences of their 50 and 20-over World Cup titles under his leadership.

Nevertheless, the skipper remains upbeat, as he turns his attention towards facing Afghanistan.

"Any time as an England captain, you want to perform well, and you want to lead your team to winning games of cricket," he told reporters at his pre-game press conference. "We haven't been doing that enough in the recent past.

"As soon as you catch yourself thinking about any negative things, you just try and completely forget that and focus on all the positive things that could go right and where you can take the team. I'm very much focused on that.

"We need to make sure we build on the things we did well the other day, try and execute a little better in certain areas as well.

"Scoring 350 is a great effort, and we probably left a few out there, which is a nice sign for the batting unit. With the ball, we did a lot of things right, but we could have just been a bit more consistent to build the scoreboard pressure."

Gutted to be losing you, Brydon

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