Jos Buttler injury "not serious" but England will monitor batsman's progress over next 48 hours

Buttler sustained the problem while batting during England’s 106-run victory over Bangladesh at Sophia Gardens on Saturday, receiving medical attention at the crease after smashing a giant straight six

England are not concerned that Jos Buttler’s hip injury is serious but the wicketkeeper-batsman may not be risked against West Indies next week if there is any danger of making the issue worse.

Buttler sustained the problem while batting during England’s 106-run victory over Bangladesh at Sophia Gardens on Saturday, receiving medical attention at the crease after smashing a giant straight six off Mosaddek Hossain.

After making 64 with the bat, he did not take to the field for the second innings, with Jonny Bairstow picking up the gloves in his place.

England say the decision to leave Buttler in the pavilion was purely precautionary and, with six days for him to rest up ahead of his side’s next World Cup match against West Indies in Southampton, he may well be okay to feature.

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However, when pressed on the issue, captain Eoin Morgan conceded that it would be better to be safe than sorry if there was any concern playing could inflict further harm on their star player.

“There’s no serious concern at the moment. He’s going to be monitored over the next 48 hours but at the moment it’s more precautionary rather than not being able to do his job,” Morgan said.

“I’m quite confident that it’s not a serious injury.

“There are five days between now and the next game. We’ll use every day as much as we can to get try to get him back on the park. If he is a risk going into the next game, it might not be worth it.”

Morgan was not too keen on the idea of Buttler being used as a specialist batsman, either.

“It depends on the risk of him making his injury worse in the field,” he said.

“In theory the best place to be would be with the gloves on.”

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