"For the tournament today, I thought it was a good result because it is proof that if you've got a quality side and you do lose the toss and you are asked to bat, that you can win the game later on in the evening, even with a wet ball," the former England captain added. "I actually text Jos (Buttler) saying: 'I'm glad I chose that game to be the first one', because it's always great seeing England put in a performance like that, but even better against the Aussies." Buttler smashed an unbeaten 71 from 32 balls in that contest, before registering his first T20I hundred against Sri Lanka in Sharjah on Monday, which inspired them to an impressive 26-run victory. One of the recurring themes of the 121st US Open was the unprecedented number of golf balls cannoning off flagsticks and ricocheting into trouble.