Jos

American

[jaws] / dʒɔs /

noun

a city in central Nigeria.

Jos British

/ dʒɒs /

noun

a city in central Nigeria, capital of Plateau state on the Jos Plateau: major centre of the tin-mining industry. Pop: 685 000 (2005 est)

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His captain Harry Brook completed the set with his hundred against Pakistan in the Super 8s phase, while Dawid Malan and Jos Buttler are the other Englishmen to have done it before.

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It was on this ground during the 50-over World Cup in 2023 that England shipped 399 runs against South Africa, under the captaincy of Jos Buttler and the brief coaching tenure of Australian Matthew Mott.

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Jos Buttler followed for 25 – he was scratchy again – and Tom Banton 17, only for Bethell to resurrect the chase in the company of Jacks.

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Jos Buttler, so badly out of form over the past three weeks, scored 80 not out as captain to lead his side to a 10-wicket win in the 2022 semi-final – arguably England's greatest white-ball performance alongside the semi-final demolition of Australia at Edgbaston in 2019.

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England look set to again back out-of-form opener Jos Buttler, who has returned five single-figure scores in a row at this tournament.

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