DEREK PRINGLE

Batten down the hatches: Jos Buttler is clearly winning the war against the bowler
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Jos Buttler’s claim to being the best white-ball batsman in world cricket was not in dispute after he broke the England record for the fastest T20 fifty the other night. Promoted to open the innings against Australia at Edgbaston, Buttler reached the milestone in 22 balls though he might have got there even quicker had he not absorbed eight dots.
As well as the speed of the scoring, what astounded was the range, power and control of stroke. There were two mishit...