Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Simon Burnton in Chattogram

Jos Buttler defends experimentation in England’s defeat by Bangladesh

Jos Buttler with Rehan Ahmed
Jos Buttler with Rehan Ahmed, who bowled his full allocation of overs. Photograph: Aijaz Rahi/AP

England lost the final one-day international against Bangladesh on Monday, but they gained some valuable information about their players. Jos Buttler chose to use the opportunity to experiment, presented by a dead rubber with the series won.

The teenage leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed bowled a full allocation of 10 overs on his white-ball debut, taking a wicket with his last ball, and Sam Curran was bumped up the batting order to five, where he scored 23 off 49 deliveries, as England rolled the dice, but it resulted in defeat by 50 runs.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.