Zac Crawley graduated from century-maker to record-breaker on a day when his partner batted more like Boycott than Buttler. While Crawley racked up an astonishing 267 to put England on course for a fourth win of the summer, Jos Buttler collected 152 in his most Test-like innings to date.
Incredibly for a player who has a magical knack of finding a boundary out of nowhere, Buttler went 38 overs at one point without hitting the rope and it was perfect.
Buttler has made no secret of the difficulties he has faced batting in Test cricket compared to the white ball games, but here he looked every inch the accomplished Test batsman.
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