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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
David Charlesworth

RARE PHOTOS: Taking off the gloves helping jos buttler to appreciate england s success | Rare Historical Photos

Jos Buttler, left, has relished being closer to his bowlers (Ricardo Mazalan/AP) - (AP)

Jos Buttler admitted lightening his workload by giving up the wicketkeeping role has helped him to appreciate England cricket’s T20 series victory over the West Indies even more.

England’s white-ball captain returned from four months out because of a calf injury as a specialist batter in five T20s in the Caribbean, delegating the gloves to Lancashire team-mate Phil Salt.

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