Pakistan v England: Jos Buttler gets too down after mistakes, says Bumble
Saturday 24 October 2015 15:52, UK
David Lloyd has urged England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler to forget his mistakes as he looks to regain form in the UAE.
The gloveman dropped Shan Masood down the leg side on day three of the second Test against Pakistan in Dubai after being dismissed for a duck as England were bowled out for 242.
"Buttler tends to wear his heart on his sleeve and if he makes a mistake he drops his head and feels like he's let the whole team down," said the Sky Sports expert.
"If Matt Prior made a mess of something he would slap his thigh and be off again, but Jos shows his disappointment quite visibly to everybody."
"If Matt Prior made a mess of something he would slap his thigh and be off again, but Jos shows his disappointment quite visibly to everybody."
Buttler's nine-ball nought, following scores of 23 and eight in the drawn opening Test in Abu Dhabi, could leave his place in the side in jeopardy, whether or not England avoid defeat to Pakistan in Dubai.
And Bumble says spare batsman James Taylor - who played the last of his two Tests in 2012 - could come into the team for the third encounter in Sharjah from Sunday week.
"The rumblings here are over whether England will change the team," he said.
"They don't tend to change the batsmen but there is an idea that you might play Jonny Bairstow as the wicketkeeper, give Buttler a rest and get Taylor in, or do a straight swap for Taylor and Ian Bell."
England's bowlers will be in the spotlight on Sunday morning, though, as they try to curtail Pakistan's lead in the second Test, which stands at 358 overnight following half-centuries for Misbah-ul-Haq (87no), Younus Khan (71no) and Mohammad Hafeez (51).
"Pakistan have probably got enough now so England have got a lot to do," added Bumble. "They have to be A1 plus to get anything from this game.
Watch day four of the second Test between Pakistan and England from 5.45am, Sunday, Sky Sports 2.
