Jos Buttler aiming for England Test spot

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England’s captain Alastair Cook (L) celebrates with England’s Jos Buttler. (Photo by GEOFF CADDICK/AFP/Getty Images)

Jos Butler has been a regular member and the wicket keeper of the One Day International (ODI) and T20 squad for England. He has been consistently performing well, down the order as a finisher. However, when it comes to Test cricket, Jonny Bairstow has taken his spot as the primary wicketkeeper. Bairstow scored a match-winning 140 in the first Test against Sri Lanka. Buttler who has made his debut in July 2014 is yet to cement his place in the squad.

The 25-year old, Butler, who had a good time in the IPL for Mumbai Indians (MI) despite the defending champions failed to qualify for the playoffs. Cricket.com.au reported him saying, ”The IPL was fantastic – everything you would hope and expect it to be and then more on top. The amount of talent in the dressing room, the coaches – I loved working with Ricky Ponting, such an impressive guy and with so much knowledge and passion for the game.”

“And the cricket is just brilliant. Going through that experience should really stand you in good stead for international cricket. There was so much information, it was a honeypot of information, but the thing I’ve learned is it’s about how you use it.”

The right-handed batsmen also spoke about making his way into the England Test squad. ”I feel like I’ve got all the attributes to play Test cricket and it’s now up to me to put them in order and understand the way I want to play and really commit to it and trust myself.”

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Buttler wants to pressurize the selectors with good performances and make a case for himself. “I think through my one-day performances and potential I was picked to play Test cricket the first time. Now I think it is down to myself to demand to play Tests through performance. I want to be one of those players who, through performance, really bangs the door down and can’t be ignored,” he concluded.

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