Buttler can’t believe let off for England

GLASGON PRINCESS HARLEY LITTLE CHOOSEY COOL STRUTTER TIMES PAST KINGI COMPTON MARIE TOULOUSE COCKNEY BOY

7-2 Led, ridden and edged left over 1f out, soon headed, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind California Love at Chelmsford City 7f 2yo nov stks (5) pol. 10-3fav With leader, led 3f out, clear over 1f out, ran on strongly, won at Southwell 6f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) fbs beating Essenza by 3 1/2l, 10 ran. 13-2 Held up in 4th, pushed along over 2f out, effort over 1f out, kept on, went 2nd close home, unable to challenge winner, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Frederickbarbarosa at Newcastle 7f 2yo hcp 0-80 (4). 20-1 Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd close home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 6l behind Feliciana De Vega at Newmarket 7f 2yo fll nov stks (4) sft. 9-2 Mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 5l behind Lads Order at Southwell 6f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) fbs. 6-1 Towards rear on inside, pushed along 3f out, never on terms, 9th of 12, 8l behind Queen Constantine at Nottingham 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs. umpires, there’s a lot going on when the ball is spinning.

“The best policy is probably if the third umpire can help out with the front foot, that would be one less thing they have to worry about and then bowlers know if they are getting too close.

“As a bowler I’m sure it’s good to know if you are pushing that line.”

Sandakan’s errors did nothing to detract from the latest impressive contribution from Buttler, whose calmly-compiled 64 took the game away from Sri Lanka and extended his total to 760 runs in 18 innings since being recalled to the red-ball format.

His Test comeback has been a great success to date and Buttler explained that is partially down to an ability to compartmentalise his explosive limited-overs methods.

“It’s been a really nice year, I’ve enjoyed playing Test cricket again,” he said.

“A lot of people in my career, for a number of years, have said ‘why don’t you bat like you do in one-day cricket?’ but I’ve never quite seen it like that. If it was possible then more people would have done it.

“Someone like Adam Gilchrist...if you watch the highlights package it’s incredible but there’s other hard work that goes on around that. I don’t think it’s possible to play in that fashion all the time.

“What I try to do is look at the scoreboard and play accordingly.

“I probably trust my defence more than I used to in years gone by. That’s allowed me to occupy the crease better.”