▁were ▁being ▁described ▁as ▁" bre at ht aking " ▁and ▁" sw ash bu ck ling " ▁and ▁displaying ▁" an ▁array ▁of ▁explos ive ▁and ▁innov ative ▁sh ots ". ▁Still ▁a ▁te en ager , ▁his ▁displays ▁in ▁both ▁ 4 0 ▁over ▁and ▁ 2 0 ▁over ▁cr icket ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁won ▁him ▁pla ud its , ▁including ▁a ▁description ▁as ▁a ▁" sup rem ely ▁tal ented ▁young ster " ▁who ▁batt ed ▁with ▁a ▁" bl end ▁of ▁power ▁and ▁sweet ▁timing ". ▁His ▁range ▁of ▁sh ots , ▁including ▁effective ▁use ▁of ▁' s co op ' ▁and ▁' r amp ' ▁sh ots ▁over ▁the ▁w icket - keeper ▁to ▁fine ▁leg ▁and ▁variations ▁such ▁as ▁reverse ▁and ▁sw ivel ▁sc oop ▁sh ots , ▁mean ▁that ▁his ▁game ▁has ▁been ▁considered ▁subt le ▁rather ▁than ▁over ly ▁ag gress ive ▁and ▁his ▁" st unning ▁stro kes ", ▁clean ▁striking ▁and ▁" c ris p ness ▁when ▁hitting " ▁the ▁ball ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁" aud acity ▁and ▁advent ure " ▁have ▁all ▁been ▁c ited ▁as ▁making ▁him ▁an ▁" ex c iting " ▁b ats man . ▁ ▁Despite ▁not ▁always ▁being ▁his ▁county ' s ▁first - choice ▁w icket - keeper ▁and ▁res erv ations ▁about ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁behind ▁the ▁st umps , ▁But t ler ▁has ▁frequently ▁been ▁used ▁in ▁that ▁role ▁by ▁the ▁England ▁team ▁since ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2