Thursday 29 September 2016 12:59, UK
Jos Buttler says he will look to continue Eoin Morgan's good work when he stands in as England captain for the forthcoming tour of Bangladesh.
Buttler will skipper the one-day team in three ODI's, starting on October 7, in the absence of Morgan, who has chosen not to tour because of security concerns in the country.
England's ODI side has been reborn since the disappointment of the World Cup last year with Buttler's blistering form with the bat a vital component of their aggressive brand of cricket, and the wicketkeeper-batsman insists he will not stray too far from Morgan's captaincy template.
"I'll be calm but authoritative," he told Sky Sports News HQ. "The important thing is for me to be genuine. I'm not going to try and be someone I'm not.
"I think I view the game in a very similar way to Eoin Morgan, I will try to be aggressive and I'll ask the guys to play in the same way that we have been for 18 months because that's been successful.
"It's a great honour to be named as captain for the tour. It's going to be a great challenge for the side, we've created our own brand and we've been playing some good cricket.
"Going to Bangladesh in these conditions will present a new challenge, but we want to become the best one-day side in the world and push on and win the Champions Trophy next year and to do that you've got to be a side that can perform in all conditions."
Morgan's decision not to travel has led some to suggest he could lose the captaincy, but Buttler played down talk he could take the role on a permanent basis.
"It will be my first taste of it. Maybe down the line I would be interested in it, but at the moment I'm the stand-in for Eoin Morgan. He's very much the captain of the England ODI team.
"The security is a big talking point. Personally I felt that once they said the tour was going ahead and having spoken at length to [ECB head of security] Reg Dickason, I trust him and was happy to travel.
"But it was an individual decision for everyone. Everyone respects every decision that everyone has made as colleagues and friends.
"Once the cricket takes over and we've been there two or three days, that will slip into the background and we can concentrate on cricket."
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