BUTTLER VOWS TO KEEP THE TEST PARTY GOING IN T20s

JOS BUTTLER has promised to keep the party going now that his white-ball sides are taking over from where the Test team and their thrill-seeking have left off.

- DEAN WILSON

Buttler takes on India in three T20s, starting today at the Ageas Bowl in his first assignment since taking over the skipper’s job full-time from Eoin Morgan.

And, as much as he has enjoyed watching the red-ball spectacle, he is ready to produce more of the same on the field from the original entertainers.

Asked whether it might become a battle between the teams to keep the excitement levels up, Buttler admitted: “Yeah, I guess so and that’s great.