Just nattering to my son about the match. His comment:
And just imagine, if buttler wasn't such a crap wicket keeper they wouldn't have had to do it
If proper wicket keepers were picked, we might not have this problem. Although I'm not sure such a thing exists anymore. The last genuine wicket keeper to play for England was probably Jack Russell...
It's always been 'a problem' - if you can call it a problem.
Going back a bit, it was always a big talking point in my day during the 1970s with Alan Knott - a very fine keeper and a very useful middle order batsman. His 'all round' ability mean that his more than capable peer, Jack Taylor was denied international recognition for some years. Taylor was a fine wicket keeper and very much a purest of then art, and considered to be a notch above Alan Knott behind the stumps.....but Knotty got the nod because his very capable batting ability. Jack Taylor verged on being clueless with the bat......especially in those higher international arenas.
It's always been a balancing act.
The person who's really pushed the the envelope in this regard during modern times is the Australian keeper/batsman Adam Gilchrist. He really raised the bar.
Once you get players that break the mold of being 'only' a wicket keeper it's very difficult to pick somebody along those grounds alone.....even if, on paper, it looks like the right thing to do.