Jos Buttler should be white-ball skipper, Test opener: Michael Vaughan

LEEDS: Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes Jos Buttler, who has been in smashing form of late both for his IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals and his country's white-ball side, should be made the limited-overs skipper and should also open in Test matches.

While it is being widely believed that Buttler will become England's white-ball skipper after reports have emerged that Eoin Morgan is planning to announce international retirement, Vaughan thinks Buttler is also suited for the role of opener in Tests as he has the "calmness" one needs for that role.

"He's (Buttler) the best white-ball player in the world, he's got a very smart cricket brain, and he's got that calmness you need," wrote Vaughan in his column for the Telegraph.

"England have this fearless, aggressive nature, and the balls don't seem to be doing as much in the UK as they have done in previous seasons. If something as radical Buttler as Test opener was ever going to work it would be now, under this management group of (captain) Ben Stokes and (coach) Brendon McCullum. I'd love to see him in this group playing like he played in the IPL," added Vaughan.

Buttler was dropped from the away three-Test series against the West Indies following his below-par showing during the failed Ashes campaign in Australia. But the 31-year-old made a superb comeback in white-ball cricket, emerging the highest run-getter in IPL 2022 and guiding Rajasthan Royals into the final. IANS

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