For all the explosive additions of Phil Salt and Will Jacks to England’s batting lineup, and for all the excitement regarding Jofra Archer’s return to the side, it is Jos Buttler who remains the key to their T20 World Cup hopes.
The captain’s wicket is still the most prized by opponents and when Buttler fires, so, usually, do England at large: across their T20 World Cup triumph in 2022, no player scored more runs; during the 50-over disaster of last year, no specialist batter averaged fewer.
