Taunton's Jos Buttler auctions his cricket World Cup shirt to help coronavirus fight
England's World Cup winning cricket hero Jos Buttler has put the shirt he wore in last summer's victory up for auction to raise money to fight coronavirus.
The 29 year-old from Taunton listed the shirt, signed by the whole team from that memorable day, on eBay to support specialist heart and lung centres.
Watch Jos Buttler's own video appeal here:
Buttler played a starring role in England's dramatic, last-gasp final victory at Lords on July 16, 2019.
The wicketkeeper sent the stadium and watching millions into raptures when he toppled the stumps and sealed a super-over win against New Zealand.
Unsurprisngly, the ECB and a whole host of stars have given their backing to Buttler's auction.
Buttler's sporting heroics were officially recognised in February at Buckingham Palace, where he received an MBE for services to cricket.
The softly spoken former Kings College Taunton schoolboy rose to prominence playing county cricket for Somerset over four seasons.
He has since established himself as one of the world's most prolific batsman.
The eBay auction closes on Tuesday, April 7th, at 19:29.
One hundred and sixty bids had been placed by 11:00 BST on Wednesday, April 1 - the highest worth £65,900.