Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler is determined to produce his best performances in an England shirt at the World Cup.
The Lancashire gloveman has become a permanent fixture in his country’s one-day international side since making his debut in February 2012.
Buttler has compiled six half-centuries and one sublime hundred during his 49 outings, two of those fifties arriving in his last 10 matches.
And now the 24-year-old, one of the most exciting young players in the international game, is hoping to string together a number of consistent performances in his maiden World Cup.
He said: “It is exciting. Playing in a World Cup is something that you do dream of growing up.
“I feel like I know I am capable of some really good performances, I don’t want them to come quite so sporadically, I want to become a really consistent, high-class player for England.
“To have the stage of a World Cup to try and put in some performances that people sit up and take notice of and guys who say what a consistent performer this guy has turned into, it is not about potential, it is about performance now.
“For me that is something I am desperate to do.”
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Whether it is finishing the innings or rebuilding, number seven Buttler has shown he is capable of batting in all situations.
His last two half-centuries, against Sri Lanka and India, have led England to victory after top-order collapses.
Buttler said: “Batting at seven means opportunities arise at different ways, sometimes to finish an innings or sometimes to rebuild an innings.
“It gives me good confidence to know that I can bat for that period of time, get a score and a partnership which helps us to win the match.
“Whatever way my opportunities come with the bat in the World Cup, I will be obviously desperate to take them."
An encouraging Tri-Series has given England the belief that they can win the showpiece, according to Buttler.
“I think we have a strong belief that lies throughout the team,” he added. “We have had patches of very good performances in the Tri-Series and outstanding individual performances which bodes well leading into the tournament.
“It is about us performing well in a tournament. Almost what has gone before is now irrelevant, apart from our self belief. Everyone is excited and determined to do well at this World Cup.”