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England batsman Jos determined to break more records

Jos Buttler already has rare billing as the scorer of the two fastest hundreds in England’s one-day international history but hopes to be even more prolific.

Buttler added a 66-ball century, in England’s record-breaking oneday international victory against World Cup finalists New Zealand at Edg baston on Tuesday, to add to the Lord’s hundred he scored off only 61 against Sri Lanka last summer.

His big-hitting carried the hosts into uncharted territory with their first400-plusone-day international total.

It was all too much for the Black Caps, who had trounced England in Wellington in their last meeting four months ago in the World Cup, but this time folded to 198 all out to go 1-0 down in the five-match series.

England recorded their biggest runs margin of victory, 210, leaving Buttler to expound afterwards as to what may still be possible as the transformation of Eoin Morgan’s team gathers pace.

Buttler shared a world-record seventh-wicket stand of 177 with Yorkshire allrounder Adil Rashid after a spell of caution when England had lost four wickets for 31 runs.

Buttler, thrilled with his innings, wants more and said: “I feel really proud as, throughout my career, that is the way I enjoy playing cricket.

“My method is to score asmany as I can as quick as I can. I hope, oneday, I’ll have a go at trying to break those records.”

The Lanca shire player believes, with a clutch of new faces in England’s limited-overs colours this summer, the team can only improve.

“There’s a huge potential,” Buttler said. “We don’t want to get carried away at one performance and think English one-day cricket is fixed and we’re going to win the World Cup.

“But I think, just looking round, there’s been an extra buzz.

“Everyone has seen in county cricket how players such as Jason Roy and Sam Billings have played innings that make people stand up and take notice.

“When we realise the potential of everyone as a group and can all do that at the same time, it will be a really exciting place to be.”

England’s gung-ho approach, even on a wonderful batting pitch, left the Kiwis with nowhere to hide in reply.

“New Zealand were bowled out in 30-odd overs, but they had to keep going,” added Buttler.

“There’s no point just knocking the ball around and taking 280.

“I think that is a big change and I don’t think, if we were bowled out for 200 in 30 overs, we would have been criticised that much.”

Buttler’s contribution will continue to be key and he aspires one

“There’s no point just knocking the ball around and taking 280”

day to be considered as England’s answer to South African powerhouse AB de Villiers.

He does not put himself yet inthe same bracket as the great man yet but is happy to aim high after hitting five of England’s record 14 6s in a one-day innings.

“I’m not sure I’m quite at that level yet,” said the 24-year-old. “AB de Villiers is some one who has been a role model for me for a long period of time and someone who has changed batting over the past few years – and everyone is trying to emulate him.

“That’s the role I want to play in English cricket.

“I want to be that guy who can go out like I did and play those kind of innings and try to do that consistently.”

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