
Jos Buttler determined to rediscover form with bat in Champions Trophy
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. His prolonged lean spell has coincided with England’s fall from grace in coloured clothing and they head into Saturday’s Champions Trophy opener against Australia on the back of 16 defeats in 23 ODIs. “Over the rest of my career I want to be true to that and if I can I’ll be very content.” While Phil Salt and Ben Duckett will open with Jamie Smith the surprise choice at number three – having never batted there before for England – Buttler feels there is scope to rejig the order in certain scenarios. “In my whole career in ODI cricket I’ve probably batted at six more than anywhere so I’m very comfortable in that role,” Buttler said. “But we also want to give people enough trust to know we back them in that position and we trust them to get the job done.” England reinforcing their batting, with Joe Root, Harry Brook and Buttler each dropping one place to accommodate Smith, leaves them with Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Brydon Carse and Adil Rashid as frontline bowling options.
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