England in Bangladesh: Jos Buttler says tour is 'exactly the kind of challenge we need'

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England limited-overs skipper Jos Buttler speaks to manager Matthew Mott

Captain Jos Buttler says a limited-overs circuit of Bangladesh is "exactly the benignant of challenge" England request earlier October's World Cup successful India.

The archetypal of 3 one-day internationals takes spot successful Mirpur from 08:30 GMT connected Wednesday.

England bushed Bangladesh connected their past circuit successful 2016 but person mislaid their past 7 50-over series, dating backmost to 2005, successful akin conditions successful India.

"It volition beryllium a large situation for us," said Buttler.

Bangladesh person won 12 of their past 13 location ODI bid since the 2015 World Cup, including beating number-one ranked India successful December - with that England bid successful 2016 their lone defeat.

This duty volition beryllium the past limited-overs cricket England play for astir six months, and their last overseas games earlier they support their 50-over World Cup rubric connected the subcontinent.

England successful Bangladesh - afloat circuit schedule

"They are precise pugnacious to bushed successful their location conditions," continued Buttler, who has lone won 3 of 11 completed ODIs since replacing Eoin Morgan arsenic imperishable captain successful June.

"We lone person these matches and past don't play again until September conscionable earlier the World Cup. All our mentation is geared towards that World Cup and these are the conditions that volition astir apt beryllium the closest that we tin get to playing successful India.

"This is precisely the benignant of situation we need, with the World Cup not excessively acold distant we tin trial ourselves against conditions that we arsenic a broadside find the hardest.

"It's going to beryllium a large measurement of wherever we are arsenic a team."

The bid - with the ODIs followed by 3 Twenty20 internationals - volition besides reason England's wintertime schedule, with an 11-week interruption earlier a one-off Test against Ireland starts connected 1 June.

The archetypal ODI volition commencement conscionable implicit 24 hours aft the two-Test bid successful New Zealand concludes, meaning a fig of players are unavailable for the tour.

Batters Joe Root and Harry Brook and bowlers Olly Stone and Matthew Potts are each portion of the Test squad truthful were not considered for selection.

All-rounder Will Jacks has already near New Zealand to articulation the white-ball squad successful Bangladesh, portion left-hander Ben Duckett volition articulation for the T20 limb of the tour, aft the 2nd Test finishes.

Jacks has been added to the ODI squad aft Somerset all-rounder Tom Abell was ruled out with a broadside injury.

England could manus a white-ball debut to 18-year-old leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed, who became England's youngest Test subordinate against Pakistan successful December, and took 5-48 connected debut.

"Rehan's a truly breathtaking talent," said Buttler. "He's inactive a precise young antheral - conscionable a teenager. We're excited astir his improvement and wherever we deliberation helium tin spell and it's large to person him successful and astir the England set-up.

"Someone similar Adil Rashid has been specified a prima performer for america for a agelong play of time, Rehan getting to walk clip with him and sermon bowling and watching each different vessel volition beryllium a immense payment to him and a large measurement successful his development.

"We're truly excited to person idiosyncratic with truthful overmuch talent, not conscionable with the ball, with the bat arsenic well. We're looking guardant to watching him make and hopefully turning himself into a superb planetary cricketer."

There could besides beryllium a instrumentality for Lancashire gait bowler Saqib Mahmood, who has played 2 games for the second-string England Lions aft 9 months retired with a accent fracture of the back.

Fellow speedy Mark Wood is successful some squads, having been rested for the ODI circuit of South Africa successful January and the Test bid successful New Zealand.

Pace bowler Jofra Archer volition besides proceed his comeback aft featuring successful 2 games successful the South Africa tour, including taking a maiden five-wicket haul.

England are moving alongside players to honour their franchise commitments, meaning opener Alex Hales, wicketkeeper Sam Billings, all-rounder Liam Dawson and bowlers Richard Gleeson and Tymal Mills besides near retired truthful they tin play successful the Pakistan Super League.

Squads

England ODI squad: Jos Buttler (capt & wk), Rehan Ahmed, Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, James Vince, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.

England T20 squad: Jos Buttler (capt & wk), Rehan Ahmed, Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.

Bangladesh squad for archetypal 2 ODIs: Tamim Iqbal (captain), Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Mahmud Ullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury, Taijul Islam, Towhid Hridoy.