Mickey Arthur has no answers for Jos Buttler
|| Desk Report ||
England wicket keeper batsman Joss Butler struck a quick fire 110 out 55 balls yesterday against Pakistan. Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur said neither he nor his bowlers has an idea of how to stop Jos Buttler.
Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur lost his word for explanation. "I don't know how you bowl to him," he said. "I've just asked the bowlers the same thing and they didn't have an answer either. But I don't think we're going to stop him, so we've got to try to get him out."
Buttler has established him as one of the most valuable player of England in ODI’s. Now he holds the five of the ten fastest hundreds for his country. Yesterday in Southampton he scored one of them. In his career he has scored 3497 runs with a strike rate of 119.9, he has scored 8 centuries and 18 half centuries for England until this point.
Buttler whacked six fours and nine sixes in just 66 minutes, and boosted England to 373/3 in their 50 overs. Pakistan's batsmen replied positively, taking their team within 12 runs of England's total, but Buttler's knock ultimately trumped all else.
England captain Eoin Morgan, who partied in an unbeaten 162-run stand with Buttler, was demonstrative in his praise for his team-mate, calling him the difference between the two sides.
"He seems to have a gear that not many of us have. I certainly don't have it, but it's great to watch," Morgan said. "He always seems to time his run really well, regardless of what time he comes in, he always seems to have enough balls to go on and bang a 50-ball hundred. He was brilliant and the difference in the two teams."
Buttler thinks that age and experience has an effect over his performance. "I'm maturing age-wise as well," he told Sky Sports. "I've learned a lot about myself and what works for me. I just think I've had some great experiences in the last few years, which you can always use."
