Has Jos Buttler put a case for a test place forward?

[Prince EWS]

Thought he was up around the 35-36 mark and had one good year

To be fair this is pretty much exactly what happened.

2006-2012: 126 wickets @ 35.58
2013: 46 wickets @ 22.02

The one good year just did wonders for his overall record.

He seemed to have visibly improved when I saw him bowl last season though; higher in his action to make better use of his height, and was getting a lot more overspin on the ball too. I'm faaaar from convinced he'd be Test standard and I don't think I'd pick him, but I don't think he'd be an Ashley Giles esque defensive game pauser as such either unless he was just used really poorly.

 

[Riggins]

How could you think he'd be anything but poorly used.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Playing Borthwick is like us sticking with Steve Smith as a pure bowler a few years ago.

 

[Spikey]

correctly keeping the faith?

 

[mullarkey]

Buttler is a Lancashire player now - England can gagf

Made up Buttler has joined Lancs but spare a thought for Gareth Cross, btw any idea what he will be doing next season?

 

[Cabinet96]

Playing Borthwick is like us sticking with Steve Smith as a pure bowler a few years ago.

Haha yeah, I made the comparison at the time.

correctly keeping the faith?

Well, the Australian selectors didn't keep the faith, and I'm not sure his initial baptism did him any favours. He's hit three Ashes tons since and you still get the odd person who thinks he's a bowling all-rounder....

 

[Watson33]

Made up Buttler has joined Lancs but spare a thought for Gareth Cross, btw any idea what he will be doing next season?

Doesn't seem to be any counties interested in him. He's not exactly a world beater tbh, and can't see him improving many counties squads. Poor with the bat and not really good enough with the gloves to blinker those poor batting stats.

 

[mullarkey]

Doesn't seem to be any counties interested in him. He's not exactly a world beater tbh, and can't see him improving many counties squads. Poor with the bat and not really good enough with the gloves to blinker those poor batting stats.

don't disagree with you but as a member of the 2011 champion side I feel a certain amount of emotion.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Pick him as the English spinner.