England captain Buttler out of Australia T20 series

England skipper Jos Buttler has been ruled retired of nan three-match Twenty20 bid against Australia and is simply a uncertainty for nan 5 one-day internationals that follow.

Buttler, 33, has not played since nan T20 World Cup successful June because of a calf injury.

In his absence, Phil Salt will skipper England for nan first clip successful nan T20s, while Harry Brook is successful statement to measurement up if needed successful nan ODIs.

The T20 bid originates connected Wednesday successful Southampton, pinch nan ODIs starting connected 19 September.

The sojourn of Australia is England's first white-ball duty since they mislaid successful nan semi-finals of nan T20 World Cup.

Head coach Matthew Mott has since left, but Buttler remained arsenic skipper aft a reappraisal by managing head Rob Key.

Marcus Trescothick is England's interim white-ball coach for nan Australia bid and nan circuit of nan West Indies successful November.

It was announced this week that Test coach Brendon McCullum will return complaint of nan limited-overs sides, though his mixed domiciled does not statesman until January.

Buttler was injured successful training earlier The Hundred and sat retired nan full competition, on pinch Lancashire's conclusion by Sussex successful nan quarter-finals of nan T20 Blast connected Wednesday.

Salt deputised for Buttler arsenic Manchester Originals skipper successful The Hundred and leads a refreshed T20 squad that includes six uncapped players, including Surrey all-rounder Jamie Overton, who has been called up arsenic screen for Buttler.

Salt has played 31 T20s and 19 ODIs and has established himself astatine nan apical of nan bid for England successful white-ball cricket.

The 28-year-old whitethorn person taken nan wicketkeeping gloves if Buttler was fit, truthful he could harvester keeping pinch captaincy. Jordan Cox is different action down nan stumps.

Brook will subordinate nan ODI squad aft a short play of remainder pursuing nan conclusion of England's last Test against Sri Lanka, which originates connected Friday.

The 25-year-old batter has been serving arsenic vice-captain to stand-in Test skipper Ollie Pope this summer.

Brook, a erstwhile England Under-19 captain, led Northern Superchargers successful The Hundred and would beryllium a campaigner arsenic a early skipper of nan elder side.

Cox, who has been portion of nan England Test squad, has been added to nan ODI statement arsenic cover, to spell on pinch his spot successful nan T20 squad.