ast . ▁Lanc ash ire ▁finished ▁run ners - up ▁of ▁the ▁T 2 0 ▁competition , ▁losing ▁to ▁War wick shire ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁He ▁played ▁ 1 0 ▁first - class ▁matches ▁for ▁Lanc ash ire ▁during ▁the ▁season ▁and ▁was ▁called ▁into ▁the ▁England ▁Test ▁side ▁as ▁w icket - keeper ▁in ▁July , ▁replacing ▁the ▁injured ▁Matt ▁Prior , ▁although ▁doub ts ▁remained ▁about ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁his ▁w icket - keep ing . ▁ ▁He ▁extended ▁his ▁stay ▁with ▁Lanc ash ire , ▁announ cing ▁a ▁new ▁three - year ▁contract ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁England ▁career ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 – 1 0 : ▁England ▁youth ▁career ▁ ▁But t ler ' s ▁first ▁taste ▁of ▁international ▁cr icket ▁came ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁when ▁he ▁represented ▁England ▁Under - 1 7 s ▁in ▁two ▁warm - up ▁matches ▁against ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Under - 1 9 s . ▁Batt ing ▁at ▁number ▁five , ▁he ▁scored ▁a ▁rapid ▁ 7 7 ▁not ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 0 - over ▁contest , ▁hitting ▁ 1 1 ▁f ours ▁and ▁two ▁six es ▁during ▁the ▁ 4 9 ▁deliver ies ▁he ▁faced . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁two - day ▁match ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁teams , ▁scoring ▁ 4 5 ▁in ▁the ▁first - inn ings ▁as ▁the ▁match ▁was ▁drawn . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁But t ler