Buttler underlines Test class with England rescue act
The Lancashire player was eventually out caught at slip by Ajinkya Rahane.
(AFP) - Jos Buttler s third half-century in four innings on Saturday could turn out to be the turning point in the fifth Test against India and further vindicates the gamble to bring him back into the England fold.
Celebrating his 28th birthday in style, he struck 89 runs to take England to a competitive total of 332 all out in their first innings after coming to the crease at the Oval when they were in deep trouble at 171 for five.
Buttler batted carefully against some searching seam bowling on Friday but stepped up the tempo on the second day under cloudy skies, reaching his fifty off 84 balls with five boundaries.
Buttler put on 98 runs with Stuart Broad for the ninth wicket and then opted to open up with James Anderson at the crease, smashing two sixes in three balls off Jasprit Bumrah.
The Lancashire player was eventually out caught at slip by Ajinkya Rahane off left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja as he tried to farm the strike.
