McCullum: Buttler, Moeen, Rashid could be part of Test revamp

New Test coach Brendon McCullum says he could try to bring Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid back into England's red-ball team and that there may also be a place for Liam Livingstone.

Wicketkeeper-batter Buttler was dropped by England after averaging 15.28 during last winter's Ashes and has scored just two hundreds in 100 Test innings throughout his career.

The 31-year-old has lit up the IPL this season, scoring four centuries and 824 runs in total for Rajasthan Royals ahead of Sunday's final against Gujarat Titans live on Sky Sports.

Off-spinning all-rounder Moeen retired from Test cricket last September while leg-spinner Adil Rashid has not played a red-ball game since January 2019 as he prioritises white-ball cricket.

Lancashire batter Livingstone has featured in 20 white-ball internationals for England but is yet to play a Test match.

On Buttler, McCullum said: "Jos is one of those players you look at instantly and think how could he be so dominant in one form of the game and not quite have found his feet, other than a few fleeting performances, in Test cricket?

"There's no reason why, if you're good at T20, you can't bring those skills into Test cricket.

"There's certainly guys you look at and think there's a lot of talent that could improve the side given the right opportunity. It's just a matter of trying to identify how they're going to do that.

"I'm sure if Mo [Moeen Ali] wanted to [play Test cricket] and was prepared to put the yards in to make it back into the side then he'd challenge, no doubt.

"Livingstone, Moeen, Rashid. All these guys have played international cricket before, been successful in the other forms of the game and you'd think they'd be able to transition across, but we'll see.

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