Jos Buttler has looked to make a virtue of staying level during this men’s T20 World Cup, stressing the importance of not getting too down when, during what was supposed to be a cruisy first round, England came within one further rain shower of elimination.
Now comes the other side of the old cliché: the importance of not getting too giddy after what, in fairness, was a pretty thundering victory over West Indies to start the Super Eight phase. The turnaround is a short one, with just a day of catching up on sleep after returning to the hotel around 1am – a spot of rehab in the pool, too, perhaps – before taking on South Africa at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium at 10.30am local time on Friday.
