Jos Buttler keen to maintain England's momentum against New Zealand
England must maintain the momentum from their record-breaking start to the one-day international series with New Zealand at The Oval on Friday, says Jos Buttler.
The vice-captain shone in a stunning display at Edgbaston on Tuesday that saw records tumble, England taking a 1-0 lead in the five-match series by a 210-run victory.
England's highest margin of victory was set up thanks to Buttler's fastest ODI century " from 66 balls " as part of their biggest innings total of 408-9 that also included Joe Root reaching three figures.
New Zealand were unable to get anywhere near that as they were dismissed for 198,and Buttler has called for the same intensity to help drive England's one-day game to new heights following the side's poor Cricket World Cup campaign.
The Lancashire wicketkeeper-batsman knows they cannot afford to let momentum slip and has got improvements to his own display that he wants to work on ahead of the second match.
"I want to be that guy who can go out I like I did at Edgbaston and play those kinds of innings consistently," he said.
"Part of my role as vice-captain is to try to lead this group. The way we went about it breeds a lot of confidence in the squad.
"The other young guys are the same age as me but they are very fresh into international cricket. Players like Jason Roy and Sam Billings might have missed out at Edgbaston, but I'm sure we'll see great displays from them as well.
"They will take the confidence from the team performance into the rest of the series."
It was a disappointing start to the series for World Cup finalists New Zealand, captain Brendon McCullum admitting England's batting had just "blown them away."
The Black Caps skipper was not too disheartened by the loss, though, and is confident his attacking side will quickly find their feet and come back into the series.
"Cricket's a funny game - the last time we played England we were on the right side of the ledger in terms of a one-sided match, on this occasion they were simply too good for us," he told Sky Sports after the Edgbaston defeat.
"That's the way I think both teams will play this series.
"There will be some cliffhangers at some point, no doubt. I think the crowds are going to be in for some outstanding cricket over the next week and a half."
McCullum's side have not fared well in their previous 50-over matches at The Oval, winning two out of their six visits, while England have won seven of their last eight on the ground.