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      <title>Buttler defends England selections after Bangladesh series loss</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Skipper Jos Buttler has defended England’s experimental selections after the world champions lost the Twenty20 series in Bangladesh with a match to spare.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The hosts won the first T20 by six wickets and followed it up on Sunday with victory by four wickets in Dhaka.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It was a wake-up call for England’s usually ruthless white-ball unit with the 50-over World Cup on similarly tricky low-bounce pitches later this year in India.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Buttler’s side defeated Bangladesh in the preceding one-day series but lost batsman Will Jacks to injury and did not call up a replacement.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;T20 World Cup-winners Ben Stokes and Harry Brook were absent after Test duties.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“It’s a different balance and it’s a different kind of feel to the team,” said Buttler, after his side was bowled out for 117 in a low-scoring match on Sunday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“I think we need to give exposure to guys, especially who, in these conditions, also will probably play a part in the 50-over World Cup.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Felt like a great chance to expose the all-rounders’ batting, maybe one spot higher than they may be in a normal team.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Defending the move not to call up any replacements, Buttler added: “It felt like instead of calling up someone else, trying to use some guys who will be exposed to these conditions in the 50-over World Cup.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bangladesh reached their target with seven balls remaining but Buttler was fulsome in his praise of his bowlers, calling it “an outstanding bowling display”.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“On another day we’ll probably pick up a couple more wickets in those middle overs and thought we did well to sort of put so much pressure on Bangladesh,” said the captain.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Fast bowler Jofra Archer, who has struggled over the past couple of years with back and elbow injuries, was particularly impressive.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He ended with figures of 3-13 to give England a chance.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The T20 series concludes with the third match on Tuesday, also in Dhaka.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Skipper Jos Buttler has defended England’s experimental selections after the world champions lost the Twenty20 series in Bangladesh with a match to spare.</strong></p>
<p>The hosts won the first T20 by six wickets and followed it up on Sunday with victory by four wickets in Dhaka.</p>
<p>It was a wake-up call for England’s usually ruthless white-ball unit with the 50-over World Cup on similarly tricky low-bounce pitches later this year in India.</p>
<p>Buttler’s side defeated Bangladesh in the preceding one-day series but lost batsman Will Jacks to injury and did not call up a replacement.</p>
<p>T20 World Cup-winners Ben Stokes and Harry Brook were absent after Test duties.</p>
<p>“It’s a different balance and it’s a different kind of feel to the team,” said Buttler, after his side was bowled out for 117 in a low-scoring match on Sunday.</p>
<p>“I think we need to give exposure to guys, especially who, in these conditions, also will probably play a part in the 50-over World Cup.</p>
<p>“Felt like a great chance to expose the all-rounders’ batting, maybe one spot higher than they may be in a normal team.”</p>
<p>Defending the move not to call up any replacements, Buttler added: “It felt like instead of calling up someone else, trying to use some guys who will be exposed to these conditions in the 50-over World Cup.”</p>
<p>Bangladesh reached their target with seven balls remaining but Buttler was fulsome in his praise of his bowlers, calling it “an outstanding bowling display”.</p>
<p>“On another day we’ll probably pick up a couple more wickets in those middle overs and thought we did well to sort of put so much pressure on Bangladesh,” said the captain.</p>
<p>Fast bowler Jofra Archer, who has struggled over the past couple of years with back and elbow injuries, was particularly impressive.</p>
<p>He ended with figures of 3-13 to give England a chance.</p>
<p>The T20 series concludes with the third match on Tuesday, also in Dhaka.</p>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 10:25:24 +0500</pubDate>
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