Playing on a slow and low wicket in the upcoming series in Bangladesh is the ideal preparation for England's title defence at the Cricket World Cup in India later this year, limited overs captain Jos Buttler said.England are due to play three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 matches in Bangladesh
Playing on a slow and low wicket in the upcoming series in Bangladesh is the ideal preparation for England's title defence at the Cricket World Cup in India later this year, limited overs captain Jos Buttler said.
"This is exactly the kind of challenge we need, nearing the World Cup, to test ourselves in probably the conditions that we as a side will find the hardest," Buttler told reporters in Dhaka on Sunday. England will be without some of their multi-format players with the test team currently playing the second match in New Zealand but Buttler said they will still have a balanced attack.
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