Ashes 2021 LIVE: Jos Buttler turns ‘HERO to ZERO’ again- England star wicket-keeper Jos Buttler is having a tricky pink-ball Test. What comes as a huge surprise, he is able to hold on to tough catches but fails to take sitters. The pattern has continued throughout the Adelaide pink-ball Test, adding to England’s worry in the Ashes. On Sunday, he took a sensational catch to remove Australia opener Marcus Harris but failed to hold a simple catch of dangerous Steve Smith. Follow Ashes 2021 live updates on InsideSport.IN
Ashes 2021 LIVE: Jos Buttler turns ‘HERO to ZERO’ again, after Labuschagne, now drops dangerous Steve Smith- Watch video
England & Broad’s assault continued the next ball after the dropped catch with umpire call off DRS decision going to hit the stumps. The Australia captain was batting on zero. Steve Smith drop could have proven costly as he had scored 93 runs in the first innings. Luckily, he was caught out on 6 runs by a difficult catch from Buttler.
England have now taken 3-10 and Steve Smith is out to a great catch as well! 😬💥
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Earlier, Jos Buttler had dropped Marnus Labuschagne on scores of 23, 95 and 100. The latter’s ton helped England score a huge total in the first innings.
Jos Buttler removes Harris:
Amidst all the action, that was an absolute screamer from Buttler #Ashes pic.twitter.com/ooPCQZub0n
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The 31-year-old faced criticism from all quarters after a horrid outing with the gloves in Adelaide. Australia greats Brett Lee and Shane Warne were shocked at Buttler’s error.
“I can’t believe Jos Buttler’s dropped that,” Lee said as quoted by Fox Sports.
Shane Warne added: “Just imagine how he was feeling after he took Harris and then the next ball – how quickly things can change in this game.”
Ashes 2021 LIVE: Jos Buttler turns ‘HERO to ZERO’ again, after Labuschagne, now drops dangerous Steve Smith- Watch video
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