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Jos Buttler named England men’s new white-ball captain

This is the fourth major appointment in the last two months under Key’s management.

Jos Buttler has been appointed captain of England’s men’s white-ball teams after Eoin Morgan’s retirement from international cricket earlier this week.

“It is a great honour to take over from Eoin. The PLACE he has left English white-ball cricket in is EXCITING. AND I’m inspired for the challenges ahead,”

SAID BUTTLER IN A STATEMENT RELEASED BY THE ENGLAND AND WALES CRICKET BOARD (ECB).

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Michael Vaughan in all praise for Buttler

“He’s the best white-ball player in the world. He’s got a very smart cricket brain, and he’s got that calmness you need. I guess his personality might be different from Eoin. The one thing that Jos will have to be very, very good at is staying the same when he doesn’t have a good game or two. That has been Eoin’s massive strength — he has never changed …” Vaughan wrote in the Daily Telegraph.

MICHAEL VAUGHAN WROTE IN THE DAILY TELEGRAPH.

Vaughan added that Buttler, who top scored in the Indian Premier League (IPL) this season with 863 runs, could also be a perfect fit for the England Test team’s new-found swashbuckling style.

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A Totally new management for England

This was the fourth major appointment in the last two months under Key’s management, after Matthew Mott became the limited-overs coach. The appointment of Stokes and McCullum in the longest format as captain and coach respectively. 

Stokes, who generally plays in all three formats, is currently taking some time off white-ball cricket to focus on his duties in the longest format. But he is expected to play under Buttler soon.

“He (Buttler) was the obvious choice to take over from Morgs and I am really looking forward to playing a few games under him,” said Stokes.

SAID STOKES.
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