The English wicket-keeper Jos Buttler’s blistering knock of 80* helped England defeat Pakistan by an innings and 55 runs in the second Test at Headingley in Leeds on Sunday. Apart from Buttler’s heroics knock, it was his cricket bat which became a talking point among fans at the venue. Buttler wrote some ‘vulgar words’ on the top of his bat’s handle during the second Test against Pakistan. Just after the camera picked up the message, fans took to social media and started trolling the Englishman.
However, what got Twitter talking was the inscription written on the top of Buttler’s bat handle. Buttler wrote the ‘F’ word and when cameras zoomed in, it got the Twitterati talking. Here are some hilarious tweets:
https://twitter.com/funsportsgifs/status/1003363401077350401
Jos Buttler’s bat handle msg to himself. Like I said, my kinda cricketer. 👊 pic.twitter.com/eX6uyhGM8Y
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 3, 2018
Jos Buttler. Hero. pic.twitter.com/Bk4Z5pAeIW
— England's Barmy Army 🏴🎺 (@TheBarmyArmy) June 3, 2018
I often think players are now drunk on information, endless instructions, over coaching and meaningless jargon. Not @josbuttler he's got it down to two words #rejoice pic.twitter.com/TEq1pWpyfz
— Michael Caulfield MSc (@TheCaulfieldWay) June 4, 2018
100 per cent on board with the message on Jos Buttler’s bat handle. pic.twitter.com/kmzoBGVDFR
— Andy Hoad (@HoadAndThat) June 4, 2018
We were thinking about this picture, wheather to post it or not? But then we thought f*** it!😂 Let's post it anyways. @josbuttler#josbuttler #engvspak #englandcricket #like #follow #comment #Cricketmic pic.twitter.com/g85aO0Y7VX
— Cricket Mic (@CricketMic) June 4, 2018
After winning the Headingley Test, England avoided a third successive series defeat after reverses in Australia and New Zealand. Jos Buttler’s blistering 80 not out on Sunday saw England to a total of 363 and commanding first-innings lead of 189.
Pakistan then collapsed to 134, losing their last seven wickets for just 50 runs. Stuart Broad took three for 28 and off-spinner Dominic Bess grabbed his first wickets at Test level in a return of three for 33. The match ended when England captain Joe Root, on his Yorkshire home ground, held a sharp slip catch to dismiss last man Mohammad Abbas off the bowling of Broad.
England won their first Test match since September as they registered a resounding win against Pakistan. With this win, England, who lost the first Test by 9 wickets at Lord’s, leveled the two-match series at 1-1.
It was also England’s first victory in a Test match since they beat the West Indies at Lord’s in September last year. Buttler fell five runs short of equalling his Test-best 85, made on debut against India at Southampton in 2014. Buttler faced 101 balls, including 11 fours and two sixes.
