Former England captain Mike Atheron believes that Jos Buttler was the right person to captain England after the retirement of Eoin Morgan.
Jos Buttler reacts after taking a catch. (Courtesy: Reuters)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Jos Buttler has lost the T20I series against India as full-time captain
- Atherton said that Buttler has a lot on his plate
- England would like to seal a series win against India in ODIs
Former England captain Michael Atherton has backed Jos Buttler to do good things for England. Speaking to broadcaster Sony Sports, Atherton said that Buttler was the right person to take over from Eoin Morgan after the left hander decided to hang up his boots from international cricket.
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“It was absolutely the right choice to make Jos Buttler captain. There would have been one or two alternatives that they would have discussed, principally Moeen Ali. But Buttler had been the vice captain and he captained the side in Morgan’s absence from time to time and had done a pretty good job.”
However, he said that it was early days for the right handed batter and he in fact had a lot on his plate.
“It is early days. I think in the industry as you know in the written and television world, we are very quick to make snap judgements. But I think you have to let it play out a little bit and you have to see it develop.”
“The thing I would say is that in T20, he has quite a lot on his plate. Opening, keeping captaining, puts quit a lot on his shoulder. But you know that the ODIs are slightly different. He does not open the batting in the ODIs. But it is early days, but I have no doubts that he is going yo do a good job as the England white-ball captain. And I can’t see that there is going to be a dramatic change in approach from the Morgan days.”
Atherton praised England’s white-ball depth and said that England are still competitive with a second string bowling attack and indicated that the team has a bright future ahead of them.
Buttler’s England did not get off to a winning start, having dropped the T20I series against India. In the ODI series, they were beaten by India through and through but made a tremendous comeback in the second ODI.
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