ENG vs IND: Jos Buttler to return to England squad ahead of final Test
Cricket | September 06, 2021 13:18 ISTButtler is re-joining the squad after missing the fourth Test following the birth of his second child, Margot.
Buttler is re-joining the squad after missing the fourth Test following the birth of his second child, Margot.
Moeen's elevation comes after Jos Buttler was given a paternity break due to the impending arrival of his second child.
England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler might skip the Ashes tour scheduled for the end of the year over concerns about taking his family along due to Australia's coronavirus restrictions.
Buttler will miss the tournament due to the birth of his second child.
Butler top-scored with a breezy 59 (38 balls, 7x4, 2x6) while Liam Livingstone contributed 38 (23 balls) as England made hay after being asked to bat first by Pakistan.
Buttler, who recently scored an unbeaten 68 to guide England to an eight-wicket win, underwent an MRI scan in Cardiff on Thursday morning.
The English cricket team travels to Australia in November and plays the first Ashes Test at the Gabba in Brisbane from December 8.
The 30-year-old Englishman said he will leave it to England and Wales Cricket Board's (ECB) director of cricket Ashley Giles to decide between IPL and England's international commitment.
The posts, in which Buttler and Morgan used the word 'sir' to mock the Indians, started doing the rounds on social media after the ECB suspended Robinson.
Screenshots of those tweets have now gone viral in the wake of ECB's decision to ban Ollie Robinson for his decade old controversial post on social media
The duo of Ganguly (183) and Dravid (145) had stitched together a mammoth partnership of 318 runs for the second wicket to set up an easy victory against defending champions Sri Lanka.
The England wicketkeeper-batsman points out that there was hardly any other celebration from Dhoni despite the enormity of the occasion.
The squad features some of the best in the world including Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, while there have been a few notable misses.
Samson, who had finished as the side's highest run-getter in the 2020 season, had replaced Australian Steve Smith as skipper of Rajasthan Royals in January.
Buttler also took to his Twitter to urge Indians to stay safe amid the rising COVID-19 cases and thanked the people for 'welcoming' him and his family.
Jos Buttler, the English wicketkeeper-batsman who represents Rajasthan Royals in the tournament, took to his official Twitter profile to urge the Indians to stay safe.
Eight of the 11 England players who were part of the now-postponed Indian Premier League, including Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow, returned home on Wednesday.
With IPL 2021 getting suspended indefinitely, Buttler left a parting gift for his opening partner, giving him one of his bats with the message, "To Yash, enjoy your talent. Best Wishes."
Sunrisers Hyderabad's misery continued as they suffered their sixth defeat this season, losing to Rajasthan Royals by 55 runs in Delhi. In match no.29, Delhi Capitals opted to bowl against Punjab Kings, who will be without KL Rahul tonight.
He achieved the triple-figure mark against Sunriders Hyderabad at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
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