Chris Silverwood says Jos Buttler will be England's T20 opener in South Africa
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Buttler lost his opening spot to Ben Stokes in IPL
‘We’re pretty certain about which way we want to go’
It is just as well Chris Silverwood has already proved himself to be a popular and skilful conciliator within the England set-up. With the T20 series against South Africa starting on Friday he wants to keep his most senior players content and there is little doubt that he will manage this.
Silverwood probably recognises that Ben Stokes, his Test vice-captain, would like to open the batting in T20 cricket. Every batsman worth his salt wants to do this in that format and in the Indian Premier League Stokes took over from Jos Buttler for the Rajasthan Royals. Continue reading...
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