Jos Buttler favorite to enter England XI for underperforming Duckett

England coach Trevor Bayliss had earlier stated that the Jos Buttler was one of those players ready to play a full Test match for the England team. With the likes of Ben Duckett underperforming and also given the fact that the Brits need to weather the storm to make a comeback in the Test match, it seems quite clear that there would be sweeping changes for the third Test at Mohali.

Bayliss went on to add that Buttler would not have to change his game that much given the fact that he is already touted for a leadership role with the ODI squad. Jos Buttler led England to a 3-2 triumph in the ODI series against Bangladesh thus christening his captaincy role.

“The one thing with Jos,” Bayliss said, “is that if he plays the same way as he does in one-day cricket, I think that’s the way ahead for him; red ball or white ball. I think he’s starting to get his head around that fact.

“He’s in the top echelon of destructive batters when it comes to white-ball cricket, and there’s no reason – if he can get his head around playing against a red ball – that he can’t do the same and put the pressure back on the opposition.”

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Bayliss also went on to add that Buttler was seeing and hitting the ball very well in the nets. “He’s certainly hitting the ball very well in the nets,” Bayliss said. “Yes, we would have liked him to have a hit-out at some stage, but it is what it is these days. We’ve no time to fit one in. If he does come in I think he’ll give it his best shot.”

“I think he’s got a special talent,” Bayliss said. “Whether he plays the next match or not, I think he’ll play a lot more for England. Every level you get to, you go up. It gets harder and harder, and the step is bigger. Ben’s working harder than anyone in the nets to try to fix things up, getting himself into a position that he is confident enough to score runs.”