JOS BUTTLER was forced to defend a lack of out-and-out batting options in his T20 squad after England fluffed their lines on opening night in Bangladesh.
A batting collapse of four wickets for 11 runs in 20 balls was at the heart of a six-wicket defeat.
Never before had these teams met in this format outside of a global event, and they had only done that once before in the T20 World Cup earlier this winter.
But home fans were in for a treat with the world weighed, champions measured and found wanting, their super strength with the bat becoming their Achilles heel.
There are just four batsmen in the 13-man squad, reflecting both stretched resources and the relatively low-key nature of this series.
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