A return to international red-ball cricket seems off the table for the new limited-overs skipper, who is fully focused on succeeding Eoin Morgan
Jos Buttler has no thought of bidding for a recall to England's Test side and has dismissed the suggestion of opening for Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum's ambitious new side.
The early weeks of the Stokes-McCullum era has been dominated by an aggressive style of cricket, leading to a 3-0 whitewash of World Test Championship holders New Zealand.
In all three Tests, England chased down fourth innings totals with aplomb, perhaps most memorably at Trent Bridge when Jonny Bairstow smashed 136 from 92 balls.
But with Zak Crawley struggling for form - he reeled off scores of 43, 9, 4, 0, 6 and 25 during the series - there are questions over the opening partnership.
Asked about a possible alternative, former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara suggested Buttler would be perfect to kick-start the innings.
"Buttler," he told Sky Sports while on commentary during the third New Zealand Test. "Instead of starting at six or seven, I would start Buttler.
"If (Virender) Sehwag and (Matthew) Hayden can open, why can not Buttler?"
But the Lancashire keeper-batter has dismissed the suggestion from the Rajasthan Royals director of cricket and head coach and indicated he has no immediate interest in returning to the international red-ball game.
Buttler has all eyes on attacking with England's white-ball teams (Richard Heathrcote/Getty Images)
"I thought someone had written the wrong story, to be honest," he told BBC Test Match Special. "I don't think there is much merit in that.
"It was Kumar, wasn't it? Maybe he was just promoting Rajasthan Royals openers!
"I've just been enjoying watching the Test side recently. There is no red ball in my bag at the moment."
Buttler played 57 Tests before being among the casualties after England's wretched performance during the Ashes.
He has since enjoyed a stunning Indian Premier League and been appointed as Eoin Morgan's successor as captain of England's white-ball sides.
His premiership begins with back-to-back T20 and one-day international series against India starting later this month.
Test skipper Ben Stokes returns for the ODIs and Buttler wants him part of the fold as much as possible.
"Absolutely, I'm really keen for Ben to be involved in T20 cricket," he added.
Getting Test captain Ben Stokes on board is key for Buttler (Surjeet Yadav/Getty Images)
"As with everyone, we need to be careful with how we manage people's workloads.
"But in any format of the game, you want Ben in your team."
Even with new white-ball leadership, it seems unlikely that England's approach will look different. The penultimate game of Morgan's captaincy saw the team reach a new record of 498 for 4 in the first ODI against Netherlands and that forthright strategy will continue.
"It is important to just be yourself," explained Buttler. "The way I see cricket is a very positive, attacking way.
"Trying to score as many as you can as quickly as you can. Being captain will be a good experience for me, learning if there is anything I need to change.
"I'm like everyone, I get nervous but once you've played for a while you can be a bit more relaxed when you're waiting to bat.
"Then when you go over that white line, you're trying to get yourself in the zone."
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