England have not committed to fielding their strongest side in Friday’s do-not-necessarily-have-to-win T20 World Cup encounter with New Zealand but Jos Buttler will be given the chance to turn around his miserable run of form, with the team’s coaching staff convinced that a return to familiar lofty standards is imminent.
After six games at the tournament, Buttler’s top score is 26, against Nepal in England’s opener, and in their past four matches he has contributed three, three, seven and two. It is his worst run in international T20s since he followed 13 in his first ever innings with five successive single-digit scores, between February and September 2012.
