England stand-in captain Jos Buttler is hoping his side can adapt quickly to the tough conditions that a tour to the subcontinent poses, whilst holding on to their attacking instincts when they face off against Bangladesh later this week.

In recent times England’s enterprising batting on home soil has led to records being broken seemingly at will, and an extra air of anticipation whenever they take to the field.

However, a trip to the subcontinent, the tourists will likely be welcomed with spin-friendly surfaces, presents a stern challenge to a youthful England squad, but one that Buttler thinks they will rise to.

"It would be a good challenge for the guys," he said.

"We had a series in Dubai last winter on those pitches in which we played well. We have to learn to adapt and win in all conditions. We still want to be aggressive and bat as fast as we can, but conditions will dictate.

"From previous experience, I think it takes 10 or 15 balls. If you can get through that period, then you start to get used to the pace of the pitch and the timing. Rotation of the strike, and boundaries may be tougher to come by. We will play our brand of cricket but we will adjust it to conditions.

"We will be playing against a confident team in their own conditions. If you look at the makeup of the Bangladesh side, their spinners have been doing well. We will be ready to get used to the conditions.

“We are focused on ourselves and what we need to prepare. We are a young athletic team and I will want us to play in the same way."

England’s first warm up match takes place on Tuesday before the three-match One-Day International series begins on Friday.

And Buttler is keen for the action on the field to begin so that focus can switch to the results in the cricket and not any off field issues.

"Security is paramount when traveling to the subcontinent but we are always looked after well. Obviously there is a lot of security but that's part and parcel of making the tour okay,” added Buttler.

“Thankfully, now we are here. We will start practicing and start thinking about cricket. I think those things will go back into the background. It will be a very competitive series.

"Bangladesh have been playing well in their own conditions. We need to be prepared. All we want to do is play cricket. Once we start, it will be very refreshing to start talking about the cricket side of things."

 

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