In the first episode of Wisden and CricViz‘s The Greatest T20 podcast, Luke Wright and Freddie Wilde discuss Jos Buttler‘s optimal batting position for England in T20Is, concurring that the wicketkeeper-batsman is their best bet as a finisher down the order.
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Luke Wright admitted that the biggest debate for someone like Jos Buttler, one of England’s most accomplished white-ball batsmen, is to find his perfect role in England’s T20I setup.
“For me, it’s so unique to find someone who can finish games off… I think it’s one of the hardest things [to finish a game], to come in with the game on the line, you got to strike straightaway, the fields out, the ball is a little bit softer, and for someone like Buttler – it is so difficult to do what they do down the order,” Wright said.
“Opening the batting is, and without wanting to do down your fantastic achievements, in some respects, a little bit easier than coming in and later because you got the field up, the ball is hard and new, and you can take a bit of time to get going.
“So England at the moment have a surplus of options at the top of the order. I completely agree with you. Makes sense, therefore, to put a player as fantastic in that more difficult role down the order,” he concluded.
