'Won't take risk on Buttler before World Cup' England coach Mott.

KARACHI -- England white-ball head coach Mathew Mott reiterated that the side would not take undue risks with Jos Buttler ahead of ICC T20 World 2022 in Australia.

England white-ball captain Buttler, who has been recovering from a calf injury, has not played so far in the ongoing seven-match series against Pakistan.

Mott, while speaking at a post-match press conference, expressed that Buttler might get a chance in the last two matches of the series.

'With regard to Jos (Buttler), he's still a while off, he's not a player we want to take a risk on at this stage, so close to the World Cup, and it was a reasonably significant injury that he had,' he said.

'But we'll just try and see how we go and maybe in the last game or two we might give him a chance,' he added.

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