Ashes 2021-22 AUS vs ENG: Jos Buttler has never been hit wicket before in his first class career. His small mistake cost him dearly.
Ashes 2021 AUS vs ENG- Jos Buttler Hit Wicket Out Watch Video: England wicket-keeper batsman Jos Buttler got a nightmare in the Ashes series (The Ashes 2021-22) Pink Ball Test (AUS vs ENG Pink Ball Test) Kind will always be remembered. Nothing went right for Butler in this test. In the first wicketkeeping, he dropped not one but two easy catches of Marnus Labuschagne. After this, in his first innings, he was dismissed without opening the account. In his second innings in the match, when he had played a combative innings of more than 200 balls in a defensive style to save the match, he was hit wicket on one ball and England's true hopes were also broken here.
Cricket Australia has shared a video of this hit wicket of Butler on its official Twitter account, which is being liked a lot. Let us tell you that Jos Buttler came on the field to play this 196th innings of his first-class career. Before this, he had never been out hit wicket in the red ball format (Jos Buttler Hit Wicket Out.
What a way to end an epic innings! 😲
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 20, 2021
That's the first time Buttler has been dismissed hit wicket in his 193-innings first class career #Ashes pic.twitter.com/nRP09djjay
But here he went to play on a ball from Jhye Richardson, when he jumped in the air, his back foot hit the stumps lightly and a bail kept on the stump fell down secretly. Butler did not realize this till the end and was looking at the Australian fielders in surprise. But as soon as he looked towards the wicket, his senses were blown away and he understood that the hit wicket was out.
He was left with no option but to return to the pavilion disappointed. Earlier, he had faced 206 balls safely and was adamant at the crease with the intention of drawing the match. During the innings of more than 200 balls, 31-year-old Butler hit only two fours, while his total individual score was only 26 runs.
Butler became the fourth victim of Jhye Richardson. After this, this young fast bowler got James Anderson out and took his 5th wicket as well as won Australia by a huge margin of 275 runs.
England's team lag behind in this match, the credit goes to the poor wicketkeeping of Butler, who gave Marnus Labuschagne 2 easy catches during Australia's first innings and gave him a chance to score a century and due to this England was under pressure.