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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Kevin Pietersen, Jos Buttler and Andy Caddick are among those to have not known an SCG Test would be their last.

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He credits his father, Jos, who famously schooled him to be a future F1 driver from the age of three, for inspiring this level of consistency, saying: "It's probably been drilled in me from when I was a kid."

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Ashes legend Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler will also share their thoughts on For the Love of Cricket.

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After Jos Buttler dug in for 38, Overton showed clean striking and an ability to repel momentum, albeit when the new-ball movement had faded, to ensure England's innings lasted 40.2 overs.

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Although Jos Buttler hit to mid-off for four and Jacob Bethell found mid-on having stuck four boundaries in a 12-ball 24, England's T20 batting line-up is starting to take shape.

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