Jos Buttler ruled out of Australia T20Is, Phil Salt to captain

Jos Buttler, England’s white-ball skipper, has been ruled out of Australia T20Is starting September 11 due to a right calf injury. The injury has also put doubts over him playing the ODI series against the same opposition. 

While pacer Jamie Overton has been called up as his replacement in the T20I squad, batter Jordan Cox has been added in the ODI squad as his cover. The three T20I series ends on September 15, and the five-match ODI series begins just four days later on September 19. 

This ODI series is crucial for England from the Champions Trophy perspective and also because Buttler’s side hasn’t had a good outing in the 50-over format lately. Their performance was relatively poor in the 2023 ODI World Cup, and after a semifinal defeat in the T20 World Cup, the axe fell on the white-ball coach Matthew Pott. 

Marcus Trescothick, who shares a very good dynamic with Buttler, is the interim white ball coach until Brendon McCullum takes up the full-time white ball coaching responsibilities from January 2025. 

In Buttler’s absence, opening batter Phil Salt will captain the T20I side. Salt also captained the Manchester Originals in The Hundred this season. 

Updated England squads -

T20I squad:  Phil Salt (C), Jofra Archer, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Josh Hull, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Saqib Mahmood, Dan Mousley, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, John Turner 

ODI squad: Jos Buttler (C), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Jordan Cox, Ben Duckett, Josh Hull, Will Jacks, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Jamie Smith, Reece Topley, John Turner

Schedule: 

1st T20I: England v Australia, Wednesday 11 September 2024, Utilita Bowl 
2nd T20I: England v Australia, Friday 13 September 2024, Sophia Gardens 
3rd T20I: England v Australia, Sunday 15 September 2024, Emirates Old Trafford

1st ODI: England v Australia, Thursday 19 September 2024, Trent Bridge
2nd ODI: England v Australia, Saturday 21 September 2024, Headingley
3rd ODI: England v Australia, Tuesday 24 September 2024, Seat Unique Riverside
4th ODI: England v Australia, Friday 27 September 2024, Lord's
5th ODI: England v Australia, Sunday 29 September 2024, Seat Unique Stadium 

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