Buttler is looking for Blast off as he returns to home soil

FROM the bright lights of the Indian Premier League to the ‘Kiss Me Quick’ hats of Blackpool, Jos Buttler is set for quite the scenery change on Wednesday when he plays his first home match of the summer for Lancashire in the Vitality Blast against Worcestershire at Stanley Park

- GRAHAM HARDCASTLE

England Men’s limited-overs captain Buttler is in the early stages of a 10-group game run in Lightning colours. His first was Thursday’s Roses defeat at Headingley, and he will feature in five home games between now and July 2 – the other four at Emirates Old Trafford.

Buttler, fresh from two months at the IPL with Rajasthan Royals, has been with Lancashire for the past week-and-a-half, training at Chester Boughton Hall before away matches at Yorkshire, Durham and Notts Outlaws.

“It’s been so nice to go and train at Chester after being in the IPL with all the razzmatazz and pressure, to almost go back to where you started your career,” he said.

“Club cricket has been such a big part of my development, it makes you feel quite comfortable and for it to just be about the cricket.

“Being able to take some of our games to outgrounds such as Blackpool, it’s great for the county. It will be a bit different (than the last couple of months at the IPL). But if it was the same every time, you’d get bored of it maybe. I’m really looking forward it.”