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Dec 22, 2021·edited Dec 22, 2021

This man, Mark Garaway, his coach as a teenager, has so much to answer for:

"I asked Jos to start keeping wicket as well as batting. Jos initially was reluctant, didn't want to risk his fingers and we had a number of 'grumpy' sessions.

Over time, Jos saw some merit in what we were asking him to do and he started to keep wicket with a smile on his face.

Or at least a grudging grimace.

These humps were vital to his development and show that success is never a smooth path."

https://www.pitchvision.com/the-buttler-factor-how-extreme-talent-identifies-itself

And that's how Somerset ended up losing this extraordinary batting talent, and how England ended up in the extraordinary mess you describe.

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