Kevin Howells
BBC Test Match Special

"I'm so glad I questioned the wisdom of moving Jos Butler up the order..."

Right then, can Pakistan chase down 356? England will start as heavy favourites, but the hosts have plenty of firepower of their own...

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Talking about tackling corruption in cricket, David Richardson has told Test Match Special: "I'm pretty positive about where cricket is at the moment in the battle against keeping cricket clean. We're on top of it - we're  confident that it's clean." 

"Of course, on the odd occasion, there are some strange run-outs - but I've been run out more than I care to remember! These things happen."

Referencing the corruption around cricket played in Sharjah back in the 1990s:

"It was a long time ago, it was cleaned up. The people responsible are long gone. Pakistan players are reporting every approach that seems to come their way. I wouldn't be too suspicious if I were you. You can't be absolutely certain that it's clean, but the signs are good."

You can hear David Richardson's interview now on Test Match Special, ordownload it afterwards as a podcast.   

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England all-rounder Ben Stokes has been quick to praise team-mate Buttler, in a series of tweets:

"Think some people will now have a few different words to describe Jos after that complete dismantling of the Pakistan bowling attack... Think some should just keep there heads down and mouths shut to save making them selfs look a wee bit silly. The bloke is a freak and in a class with 1 only man in this format of the game."

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David Richardson has met with the International Olympic Committee to discuss cricket's possible inclusion in the Games. 

"I believe that the majority of ICC members would vote in favour of cricket at the Olympics. In many people's eyes, it would help us globalise the game, and make it more visible. 

"The Olympics themselves might not want cricket. They don't want second rate teams, they don't want mickey mouse formats, they want one of our major formats, preferably T20. They probably don't want much more than six or eight teams. 

"Facilities are an issue - they asked if we could share with rugby. No we can't!"

Let's just round up some milestones for you...

Buttler's hundred was the fastest ever ODI ton against Pakistan. The previous best was Sanath Jayasuriya's off 48 balls in April 1996.

He is the first Englishman ever to score 100 runs in overs 41-50 of an ODI. Only two other players have ever done it: Rohit Sharma and AB de Villiers.

England's score is the highest ever ODI team score at Dubai, beating South Africa's 317/5 in November 2010.

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"We've seen with what's happened with Fifa and athletics. Cricket needs to make sure it keeps its nose absolutely clean. There is pressure from various bodies around the world that you need to have transparency in governance. 

"Cricket has a simple governance method... we don't have the complicated politics that the IOC have, or FIFA for that matter."

You can hear David Richardson's interview now on Test Match Special, ordownload it afterwards as a podcast. 

On Jos Buttler's innings: "I don't really know what we've just witnessed! It was incredible."

On getting his own hundred: "There's not much better feeling than when I got to those three figures. That last shot I was blowing over the line!" 

On conditions: "It's a good pitch. With our bowlers, and the swing early on, it will be quite tricky for them."

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Let's make mention of a couple of unsung heroes from that England performance. First of all, Jason Roy, who played a superb innings to record his maiden ODI hundred and set the platform from which Buttler was able to attack so thrillingly.

And also, what a brilliant piece of captaincy it was from Eoin Morgan to promote Buttler up the order to four. That gave him just a bit more time to wreak havoc, and more importantly, it was a huge vote of confidence in a player who hadn't been at his best of late.

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England seam bowler Kate Cross:That@josbuttler, externalis something pretty special#comebackbetter, external

TMS commentator Simon Mann: That's why England delayed dropping Jos Buttler. They know he's got the nail gun, but couldn't find it anywhere... until today.

Daily Mail cricket correspondent Paul Newman: So do you rush Jos Buttler back into the Test team?? Or was it Test cricket that adversely affected his one-day form?? Nice dilemma...

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Jos Buttler went from 50 to 100 in 16 balls. Sixteen! Are you kidding me? That is absolutely incredible. And let us not forget, this was a man who was under pressure, who was supposed to be out of form, who hadn't hit a fifty in 22 international innings. Well, let us be clear: Jos Buttler is back. In a big, big way.

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Jos Buttler broke his own record for the fastest one-day international century by an England batsman in the fourth ODI against Pakistan in Sharjah.

The wicketkeeper reached three figures in 46 balls, beating the 61-ball ton he made against Sri Lanka in May 2014.

Buttler hit 10 fours and eight sixes in an overall 116 not out from 52 balls as England posted 355-5.

Jason Roy also 102, his first century in ODIs, while Joe Root made 71 as Pakistan's bowlers struggled.

England 355-5 (50 overs) - won toss

Not out batsmen: Buttler 116* (52 balls), Moeen 4*

Fall of wickets: 54-1 (Hales 22), 194-2 (Roy 102), 201-3 (Root 71), 227-4 (Morgan 14), 306-5 (Taylor 13)

Bowling figures: Irfan 10-0-64-2, Anwar 9-0-75-0, Riaz 9-0-70-0, Yasir 10-0-57-1, Malik 7-0-59-0, Azhar 5-0-26-2.

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Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

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"Even the top players on that England balcony will be thinking 'I don't know how he does that'. You can understand why England, even when Buttler's going through a sticky patch in white-ball cricket, keep him in the side as when he clicks he's astonishing. The magic has returned.

"We shouldn't forget Jason Roy's hundred - the top three put England in a position where they could send Buttler out like that."

Buttler clubs Wahab into the leg side and perfectly bisects the two fielders desperately running round to cut it off. He heaves the final ball into the outfield over cover, scampers two, and that is that. Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, stand and applaud. You will not see a more staggering exhibition of ODI batting. Utterly brilliant from Jos Buttler.

Jonathan Agnew has been speaking to the chief exec of the ICC, David Richardson, about cricket at the Olympics, corruption and the incoming new head of the ICC. You'll be able to hear it during the interval on Test Match Special, or download it afterwards as a podcast. 

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Jos Buttler has gears that other players can only dream about. He bats with innovation, artistry and total 360-degree vision - no boundary is safe when he is on form. Wahab gives up a free hit, so what does Buttler do? He plays the most delicate of dabs into the gap at midwicket for four. Scintillating.

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Jos Buttler now has the three fastest England ODI centuries - 46 balls today, 61 balls against Sri Lanka at Lord's in 2014, and 66 balls against New Zealand at Edgbaston in 2015.

His 46-ball ton is also the joint seventh fastest of all time - AB de Villiers' 31-ball ton against West Indies in January leading the ODI list.

Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"That six was the biggest of the lot. He helped it into the second tier of the stand. He was smiling after Sharjah as he helped shepherd the side to victory, but when he's on song, there's something special about him. What an incredible game this is - a fortnight ago, he'd been dropped from the Test team, but it's been mayhem today."

100 for Buttlerpublished at 49 overs

49 overs

Eng 336-5

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There it is! Buttler launches a huge blow over midwicket, and he's done it! A frankly ridiculous hundred, from just 46 balls. Huge leaping air-punch from Buttler, Joe Root leaping about like an overjoyed schoolkid on the balcony. Wonderful scenes.