Twitter trolls Jos Buttler after twin failures at Edgbaston

He has scored only 1 run in the first Test.

Published - 03 Aug 2018, 18:57 IST | Updated - 03 Aug 2018, 18:57 IST

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Jos Buttler made a comeback to the Test side for the series against Pakistan thanks to his scintillating form in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He fared pretty decently in a couple of matches and did enough to retain his place for the first of the five-match series against India. But the number 7 batsman has struggled completely at Edgbaston managing to score only a run across two innings.

The national selector Ed Smith has taken some brave decisions during his short tenure so far. Buttler was expected to take the game away from the opposition coming in to bat lower down the order. But if only the India game is considered, his show has posed more problems for the home side. The man who smashed the bowlers out of the park in the IPL earlier this year has looked a pale shadow of himself in this game.

Low on confidence

If anything, Jos Buttler has looked low on confidence. He was dismissed for a second-ball duck by Ravi Ashwin in the first innings as he completely missed a straight delivery which was bowled ever so slow by the bowler to pin him in front the stumps. He must have thought to make amends in the second attempt but Ishant Sharma had different ideas.

He was the third victim of his triple-wicket 31st over of the innings. Buttler tried to punch a back of a length delivery on the back foot but got a faint edge to the wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik. This time he scored only 1 run facing the similar number of deliveries he did in the first innings.

While England are still battling in the second innings to stretch the lead past 150, Twitter is busy trolling Buttler for his twin failures only in the third Test match after making a comeback.

Here’s how they reacted:

@josbuttler must've left all his runs at the #IPL! #ENGvIND
— Boy Genius (@Onedayer) August 3, 2018

IPL star Jos buttler showing his loyalty for India. Well played Jos. #ENGvIND
— вυмяαн 🏏 (@fake_bumrah_) August 3, 2018

Lol the way Jos Buttler played in both innings, he wants a higher contract in #ipl2019 #ENGvIND. What a fucking disgrace and a soft dismissal.
— Yashar Khan (@khanyashar) August 3, 2018

Jos buttler is being loyal to India 😄😄😃
— Niki (@CSKian_nikie) August 3, 2018

IPL friendships will count for nothing in Test battle – Jos Buttler.
We agree with you, Jos (0, 1)#ENGvIND #INDvsENG
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) August 3, 2018

Brilliant effort by Jos Buttler this test. 0 and 1. That's staggering!
— James Swift (@jamesswift) August 3, 2018

Adil Rashid has a better first class batting average the Jos Buttler
— Andy Kirkwood (@CandyKirkwood) August 3, 2018

Jos Buttler would have realised that test cricket is different from the IPL. #ENGvIND
— Shashi Naik (@Shashinaik6794) August 3, 2018

Can that please be the last time Jos Buttler plays a test match innings. It was obvious 2 years ago that he wasn’t up to it and doesn’t have the brain for this format. He brings nothing.
No idea how he’s found himself back at this level.
— Stuart Greenan (@StuartGreenan) August 3, 2018

1 – Jos Buttler has just set his lowest aggregate score in a Test match (1); facing just 4 balls across his 2 innings. Fleeting. #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/U6thniGg3A
— Live Cricket Score (@2018_Cricket) August 3, 2018

Jos Buttler has 4 f/c 100s in 85 matches, and yet is considered to warrant a place in the Test team … how many does James Hildreth have to score???
— Andrew Tyres (@MartletEngs) August 3, 2018

Jos Buttler missing the Royal Blue.
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) August 3, 2018

Jos Buttler trying to play test cricket is and always will be funny.#ENGvIND
— Lewis (@LRCBrowning) August 3, 2018

I see the old Jos Buttler is back after his earlier performances. Not a first class cricketer, let alone a test player I'm afraid. #ENGvIND
— Mark Hebden (@unionlib) August 3, 2018

Let's not panic – Jos Buttler is a right-hander who'll counter-attack and put England back on tra….oh, hang on.
— Stewart Lewis (@StewartLewis2) August 3, 2018