0 1 3 , ▁especially ▁in ▁one - day ▁cr icket . ▁He ▁was ▁installed ▁in ▁the ▁w icket - keeper ▁role ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁I CC ▁Champions ▁Tro phy ▁after ▁Craig ▁K ies w etter ▁fal tered ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁his ▁batt ing ▁– ▁But t ler ' s ▁one - day ▁batt ing , ▁his ▁potential ▁and ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁combine ▁power ▁with ▁impro vis ation ▁being ▁seen ▁as ▁more ▁important ▁than ▁any ▁fail ings ▁as ▁a ▁w icket - keeper ▁– ▁despite , ▁by ▁his ▁own ▁ad mission , ▁his ▁" keep ing ▁[ be ing ] ▁a ▁work ▁in ▁progress ". ▁His ▁w icket - keep ing ▁was ▁" seen ▁by ▁some ▁as ▁having ▁more ▁potential " ▁than ▁his ▁main ▁rival ▁for ▁the ▁job ▁Jon ny ▁Ba irst ow ▁and ▁England ▁w icket - keeper ▁coach ▁Bruce ▁French ▁spoke ▁of ▁his ▁" natural ▁hands " ▁behind ▁the ▁st umps . ▁ ▁Following ▁K ies w etter ' s ▁and ▁Matt ▁Prior ' s ▁international ▁ret ire ments ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁But t ler ▁became ▁England ' s ▁first - choice ▁w icket - keeper ▁in ▁all ▁formats . ▁Whether ▁he ▁should ▁play ▁as ▁a ▁w icket - keeper ▁or ▁special ist ▁b ats man ▁was ▁question ed ▁in ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁season ▁and ▁Ba irst ow ▁replaced ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁O DI ▁during ▁Australia ' s ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁tour ▁due ▁to