Buttler succeeded Eoin Morgan as England skipper in June 2022 and presided over their T20 World Cup win later that year but, as focus shifted to improving the Test team, the white-ball sides deteriorated.
Having led England during a fallow period himself, with just one win in 17 Tests at a time when his side were navigating the Covid pandemic, Root is convinced they are on the right track under Buttler.
Joe Root hailed Jos Buttler’s “brilliant” white-ball captaincy as the Yorkshireman claimed England are “doing more things right” than when he led the Test side.
Buttler has overseen a downturn in fortunes, with England surrendering both limited-overs World Cups in the last 18 months, while they have lost 17 of their last 24 ODIs, including each of the last five.
Root, who captained England from February 2017 before stepping down in April 2022, said: “I certainly think that this team are doing more things right than maybe some of the teams I captained were doing.
