ENG v AUS | Jos Buttler to open the innings in T20I series, confirms Eoin Morgan
Cricket | September 04, 2020 14:39 ISTEngland's wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler will open the innings alongside Jonny Bairstow in the T20I series against Australia.
England's wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler will open the innings alongside Jonny Bairstow in the T20I series against Australia.
The T20I series will be played at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton on September 4, 6 and 8 while the Old Trafford Cricket ground in Manchester will hold the ODI matches, on September 11, 13 and 16.
Zak Crawley and Jos Buttler added 359 runs for the fifth wicket on day 2 of the third Test against Pakistan
England's wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler slammed his second Test century during the Day 2 of the ongoing match against Pakistan.
Playing in his eighth Test, Crawley hit an unbeaten, career-best 171 as he and Buttler (87 not out) shared an unbroken fifth-wicket partnership of 205 to put England in control after closing the opening day on 332 for 4.
England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler, who considered Dhoni as his hero, posted an emotional message for the former India captain on his retirement.
Buttler's place in the England side had been called into question after making a number of wicket-keeping gaffes in the first Test and having only scored one Test ton in his 45 caps, back in 2018.
After his vital 75-run knock, Buttler avoided any discussion on his father Johnny, who had spent the previous evening in hospital.
Buttler, who made 75 and shared a century stand with Chris Woakes to help England win the first Test by three wickets on Saturday, had been struggling with the bat for quite some time.
Pakistan did not manage a single maiden during their partnership that lasted 33 overs as England bounced back from 117 from 5 to 256 for six
The pair went on the counter-attack at the fall of the fifth wicket and shared a sixth-wicket stand of 139 on day 4 at Old Trafford, with no fans present due to the coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
Former England wicketkeeper-batsman Matt Prior has come in support of Jos Buttler who is having a forgettable time behind the stumps.
Buttler has been struggling for form, having failed to score a fifty in his last seven Tests, which put his place in the Test team in doubt.
England recovered from 122-4 just before tea to close on 258-4, with Pope on 91 as he goes in search of his second test century and Buttler on 56.
Since 2019, Buttler's average dropped from 44.70 in 2018 to 25.10 that calendar year. And in 2020, he managed only 125 runs in seven innings with no half-century scores.
Former England seamer Darren Gough believes Buttler's place in the team is under threat and he "has got two Test matches to save his career."
Gough also raised questions on the selection of Joe Denly, who scored 18 and 29 in the first Test.
Stokes was named as England's stand-in captain after Root left the bio-secure bubble and returned to Sheffield for the birth of his second child
Buttler is presently part of the intra-squad warm-up game at the Ageas Bowl as England look to narrow on their squad for the impending three-match series against West Indies that begins from July 8 onwards.
Buttler, who made massive strides as a white ball player after a few seasons of IPL, said the league is like the fantasy cricket he aspired to play as a kid, with the top stars of the game rubbing shoulders together.
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