LONDON: Jos Buttler has been dominated out of England’s T20I series towards Australia, and could omit the five-healthy ODI collection that follows, after suffering a setback in his recovery from a proper calf injury, with Phil Salt assuming captaincy responsibilities for the T20s. Buttler, England’s constrained-overs captain, sustained the in July whilst making ready for the men’s Hundred, which dominated him out of the event. He had ultimately centered Lancashire’s Vitality Blast quarter-very last towards Sussex on Wednesday night for a comeback beforehand of the white ball series, which begins on the Utilita Bowl on Sep 11. But having irritated the injury, he could now leave out the relaxation of the summer, having no longer performed any cricket considering that England’s T20 World Cup semi-final defeat to India on June 27. Salt, whose best captaincy experience got here even as deputising for Buttler as Manchester Originals captain in the course of the Hundred, will take the reins to begin with, and is likewise set to maintain wicket. Harry Brook, who has been Ollie Pope’s vice-captain at some stage in England’s Test collection against Sri Lanka, is primed to lead the 50-over leg of Australia’s excursion, with the primary of five ODIs starting at Trent Bridge on September 19. Surrey allrounder Jamie Overton has been called up as a substitute within the T20I squad, although if selected will probably play as a expert batter as he continues his recuperation from a returned strain fracture. Jordan Cox, who is currently with the Test squad, has been added to the ODI squad as cowl. While England wish Buttler can play a few element in the ODI collection, this setback comes at an inopportune time because the squad transitions in the direction of a younger center after the disappointments of the 2023 ODI and 2024 T20 World Cups. On Tuesday, Brendon McCullum turned into introduced because the successor to Matthew Mott, unifying the Test and confined-overs training roles, and tasked with rejuvenating the set-up. Though Marcus Trescothick will take price in the period in-between earlier than handing over to McCullum at the begin of 2025, the Australia series have to were an possibility for Buttler to set his stall out after an detached couple of years. It is also worth noting this is Buttler’s third calf injury within the beyond 4 years. He turns 34 on Sunday and his destiny as captain, and durability as an worldwide cricketer, might also rely on giving up wicketkeeping responsibilities to higher maintain his frame.
