At the end of a convincing series win over New Zealand came an admission from Jos Buttler that an England squad previously thought to be locked and loaded for their defence of the 50-over World Cup may yet be tweaked before the departure lounge.
After Dawid Malan’s frictionless 127 set up a 100-run victory at Lord’s on Friday and with it a 3-1 scoreline, Buttler was asked if his mind was made up on the final 15 for India and if it was simply a case of informing the players. “No,” replied England’s white-ball captain, accepting there was still a little bit to ponder.
