Jos Buttler has refused to condemn players for opting out of England’s upcoming limited-overs tour of Bangladesh, accepting that the financial clout of franchise cricket has made decisions tougher.
As first reported by Sportsmail, David Willey asked to be excused from the twin one-day and Twenty20 series - spanning a fortnight from March 1 - to spend time with his young family between SA20 commitments and next month’s Indian Premier League.
Alex Hales is also understood to have made himself unavailable both for a 50-over recall here in South Africa and a place on the Bangladesh trip, despite successfully returning from three years in the international wilderness by becoming a Twenty20 world champion last November.