England will keep pushing to break 500 barrier, says Jos Buttler

England had a sniff of 500 with two balls remaining against the Netherlands, with Liam Livingstone requiring two sixes to hit the landmark, but the Lancashire allrounder 'only' managed a six and a four

England will keep aiming to smash the coveted 500 barrier in ODIs, Jos Buttler says.

Buttler's 162 not out was at the heart of his side's remarkable innings of 498 for 4 against the Netherlands at Amstelveen on Friday, a score which broke the world record for ODI cricket.

The wicketkeeper clubbed 14 sixes and generally bullied the Dutch bowling attack, after being given two lives in one Pieter Seelaar over when in the 30s, while Dawid Malan and Phil Salt posted their first 50-over international hundreds.

England had a sniff of 500 with two balls remaining, with Liam Livingstone requiring two sixes to hit the landmark, but the Lancashire allrounder 'only' managed a six and a four.

^{England made 498 for 4 against the Netherlands [Getty Images]}

"We've come close one time before this and the message in the team is to try to keep pushing boundaries and taking the team forward, take the game on. And everyone really stuck to that," Buttler said.

"Is it a matter of time before we make 500? I don't know. We'll keep trying to do it. It's a tough thing to try to achieve. It'll probably have to happen on a belting wicket at a small ground.

"I think the biggest thing, irrelevant of the score, is the mentality we are showing as a team. We keep trying to better that and be better as a team when we play. We know that stands us in good stead."

England face the same opponents at the same venue, on the same pitch, on Sunday. Eoin Morgan - the England captain - has warned against expectations of a repeat.

Buttler, meanwhile, praised Malan and Salt for their part in laying a foundation for such a significant total.

^{Jos Buttler hit 162 not out from 70 balls [Getty Images]}

"We got off to a fantastic start with Phil Salt and Dawid Malan and we are pretty flexible as a group," he said. "If that's what they do on the day I'm more than happy."

Buttler demolished attacks in the Indian Premier League in April and May from the top of the order, hitting 863 runs across the competition as Rajasthan Royals made it all the way to the final before losing out to Gujarat Titans.

But he is not anticipating a shift to open in England's 50-over setup.

"I can't see many chances of it presenting itself in the future, with Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Phil Salt and these guys at the top of the order," he said.

"The middle-order role is something I enjoy in one-day cricket as well. I am very happy with the role I have got."

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