No reason to panic, says Buttler, after heavy defeat

England had Australia on the mat, at 122/8 in the first innings, before allowing a remarkable Steve Smith-led turnaround for the visitors that extended into their second innings and culminated with England collapsing to 146 all out in the fourth innings, in pursuit of a lofty target of 398.

However, despite the remarkable turn of events, Buttler said that belief within the English camp remained high. "We're one-nil down, but there's four matches to go in the series," Buttler said. "Test cricket is hard, you're playing against the best players in the world.

"If you're not good enough for long enough, then you're not going to win the game. But we've got a fantastic team, nothing really changes. We've lost that game, but we come here with a lot of excitement and belief that we're a good enough side to win this Test and make it one-all."

Pointing to last summer’s home series against India, whom England beat 4-1, Buttler said that the key to a turnaround from here would be to win the critical moments of the game. England were up against a very game India side in 2018, and despite what the scoreline may suggest, were made to sweat and toil for their series win.

That they eventually prevailed by such a huge margin was not because the opposition was outplayed, but because England were able to sustain their excellence for just that bit longer. "My view is we didn't play well enough for long enough, really," Buttler said. "The first couple of days, especially, we played a lot of really good cricket, and got in a really good position.

"Not being able to take those [last] two wickets quicker [in the first innings] was obviously a huge part of the game. Steve Smith played an excellent innings. That's Test cricket, you're playing against great players.

"We know how Test cricket generally happens in England: there can be periods of the game that tend to meander along, and then periods that happen very fast. If you look back to the India series, the big moments in those games we managed to get out on the right side and play well. That will be the same throughout this series."

As for his own form, Buttler said that he feels good, despite having aggregated just six runs in the two innings at Edgbaston. "I've felt in good form for 18 months or so,” he said. “I feel like I'm the best version of myself that I've ever been, so I take a lot of faith from that. I'll prepare well, and give myself the best chance."