England in West Indies: Jos Buttler smashes brilliant 83 as tourists win second T20

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England in West Indies: Jos Buttler smashes brilliant 83 as tourists win second T20

The decision to move Buttler down to number three after so much success as an opener for England raised a few eyebrows.

But given he was in to face the second ball of the innings after Salt, a day on from his century in the first T20, chipped Akeal Hosein to cover first ball, the England skipper might as well have been opening.

After a golden duck of his own on Saturday, Buttler made a careful start and it was Jacks who got things started as England upped the tempo late in the powerplay.

From the moment he clobbered Shepherd for a huge straight six in the sixth over, with a pair of boundaries either side, Buttler then led the charge.

The 34-year-old picked his moments to ******* but did so with complete conviction when he did.

He hammered Gudakesh Motie onto the roof of the stadium and clubbed Chase into stands to bring up a 32-ball fifty.

When he nailed back-to-back maximums off Chase a couple of overs later, an England victory seemed assured, as did a Buttler hundred.

However, he skied a slower ball from Shepherd in the next over and was denied second T20 international ton.

Livingstone came in and smacked an unbeaten 23 from 11 ****** to get the job done in a hurry for England.

Relinquishing the wicketkeeping gloves and moving to bat at three were the big decisions made by Buttler before this series and it ******** to be seen whether they were the right calls in the long run.

But with two wins from two and a now trademark, swashbuckling innings, the early signs are certainly positive.

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