ENG vs IND | Jos Buttler outlines positive intent with the bat after comprehensive win at Lord’s

England proved their mettle on Thursday, as Jos Buttler and Co. handed India a massive 100-run defeat in the second ODI at Lord’s. The series is currently level at 1-1, with the decider to be played in Manchester on Sunday.

England captain Jos Buttler believes that Lord’s is always a tricky wicket to bat on, and heaped praise on the batters for putting on a fighting total of 246 runs. The lower order added almost 100 runs to the tally, and continued to counter-attack the bowlers despite losing wickets in succession.

"Today the positivity we showed with the bat is actually what enabled us to get up to the score that we did. I think we can bat better. Absolutely we can, but instead of playing it safe and allowing the bowlers to just settle in on a length, we actually were proactive and played some positive shots, which I think earned us a few extra runs than potentially we may have got,” said Buttler to ESPN Cricinfo.

“There's a hell of a lot of experience in the batting line-up” : Jos Buttler

The skipper added that England have vast experience in their batting line-up, and every single batter has the backing of the dressing room to play their natural game

"That's something we've tried to do as a team for a long time, play with a certain level of intensity and positivity when we bat. We could have got more, but we know that there's a hell of a lot of experience in the batting line-up, and I have so much trust in whoever's in the middle, to make the right call at the time,” the England skipper added.