▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁playing ▁again ▁for ▁England ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁I CC ▁Champions ▁Tro phy , ▁but ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁break ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁Test ▁side ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁Ash es ▁series ▁in ▁Australia . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁I CC ▁World ▁O DI ▁XI ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 – present : ▁Return ▁to ▁Test ▁cr icket , ▁World ▁Cup ▁and ▁Ash es ▁series ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁But t ler ▁was ▁re called ▁into ▁England ' s ▁Test ▁squad ▁to ▁play ▁Pakistan ▁at ▁Lord ' s ▁later ▁that ▁month . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁successful ▁return ▁to ▁Test ▁cr icket , ▁scoring ▁two ▁half - cent uries ▁and ▁scoring ▁the ▁most ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁series ; ▁he ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁Man ▁of ▁the ▁Match ▁award ▁at ▁He ading ley . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁subsequent ▁O DI ▁series ▁against ▁Australia ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁scored ▁two ▁half - cent uries ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁four ▁matches ▁and ▁then , ▁in ▁the ▁fifth ▁and ▁final ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁he ▁made ▁ 1 1 0 ▁not ▁out ▁to ▁take ▁England ▁to ▁a ▁historic ▁series ▁white w ash . ▁In ▁this ▁match , ▁no ▁other ▁English ▁b ats man ▁made ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁and ▁But t ler ▁was ▁afterwards ▁described ▁as