Is 500 inevitable for England? We'll keep trying, says Buttler

Jos Buttler says England will continue to target the score of 500 in one-day international cricket after falling just two runs short of that mark during a devastating performance against the Netherlands.

After breaking their own previous ODI world-record score of 481-6, set against Australia at Trent Bridge in 2018, England were on 488-4 with two balls remaining against the Dutch in Friday's series opener.

However, their hopes of reaching 500 were dashed with Liam Livingstone (66no off 22) only able to hit Shane Snater's next delivery for four before he closed out the innings with his side's 26th six, another record.

England's stunning total of 498-4 was headlined by Buttler's 162 not out from just 70 balls, during which he clubbed 14 sixes, struck his country's second-fastest ODI hundred (47 balls) and blasted the second-quickest 150 (65 balls) by any player, behind only AB De Villiers' 64-ball effort for South Africa against West Indies in 2015.

England may get another chance to push for 500 when the three-match series against the Netherlands continues on Sunday, live on Sky Sports Cricket from 9.50am and on Sky Sports Main Event from 10am.

Buttler said: "We've come close [to 500] one time before this and the message in the team is to try to keep pushing boundaries and taking the team forward, to take the game on.

"Is it a matter of time before we make 500? I don't know. We'll keep trying to do it. It's a tough thing to try to achieve and it will probably have to happen on a belting wicket at a small ground.

"I think the biggest thing, irrelevant of the score, is the mentality we are showing as a team. We keep trying to better that and be better as a team when we play. We know that stands us in good stead."

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