England wicket-keeper Jos Buttler admits fifth Test has 'had a different feel to the game' after clinching Ashes at Trent Bridge

  • England ended day three of the fifth Ashes Test against Australia on 203-6
  • Alastair Cook and Co clinched the urn at Trent Bridge in the fourth Test
  • Jos Buttler admitted the Oval Test has 'had a different feel to the game'
  • England wicket-keeper's also revealed the series has been learning curve 

By Lawrence Booth for MailOnline

Published: 15:54 EST, 22 August 2015 | Updated: 18:13 EST, 22 August 2015

Jos Buttler admitted England have struggled to get themselves up for the fifth Test against Australia because the Ashes were already in the bag.

Buttler was still there on 33 at the end of the third day, but with England six down in the follow-on, still 129 runs short of making Australia bat again, only the weather can save them now.

Asked whether he and his team-mates had failed to focus after clinching the urn at Trent Bridge a fortnight ago, England’s wicket-keeper said: ‘Maybe a little bit. It’s had a different feel to the game.

Jos Buttler (left) admitted England have struggled to get themselves up for the fifth Test against Australia

Jos Buttler (left) admitted England have struggled to get themselves up for the fifth Test against Australia

Buttler ended day three on 33 at the Oval England are still 129 runs short of making Australia bat again

Buttler ended day three on 33 at the Oval England are still 129 runs short of making Australia bat again

‘The high of Trent Bridge, and that emotion of winning the series – for a lot of young guys in the side it was such an amazing feeling, and we had 10 days riding on the back of that.

‘We spoke about wanting to win 4-1, and maybe we got caught up in that, as opposed to focussing on what we’ve done well to get the end results.

‘It’s disappointing the way we’ve played here but we have won the Ashes and no one can take that away from us, no matter how badly we’ve played in this game.’

Buttler at least had the small consolation of making his highest score of a dreadful series with the bat as he and captain Alastair Cook fought hard to avoid a three-day defeat.

‘I’ll learn a great deal from this series,’ he said. ‘I’m still a young man, and quite naive in Test cricket really. It’s down to me to learn from these experiences and come out of it a better player.’

England's wicket-keeper has admitted the fifth Ashes Test has 'had a different feel to the game

England's wicket-keeper has admitted the fifth Ashes Test has 'had a different feel to the game

Buttler has been neither one thing nor the other against the Australians, failing to trust his own attacking instincts while lacking the defence to keep the bowlers at bay.

‘Either way hasn’t worked very well so far,’ he said. ‘That’s something I need to be able to do if I’m going to be any good at Test cricket: I need to adapt to every situation.

‘It suited me well to grit it out and occupy the crease and not try to score runs. I’m confident I can do that. And the Great British weather may come and give us a bit of help.’

Buttler also revealed 'it's down to me to learn from these experiences and come out of it a better player’

Buttler also revealed 'it's down to me to learn from these experiences and come out of it a better player’

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