Jonny Bairstow and Phil Salt can “absolutely” push their case to be England’s Test wicketkeeper at the T20 World Cup, says managing director Rob Key.
Jonny Bairstow (39 off 31) delivered a highly entertaining cameo in keeping with Bazball but that fun ended when Kuldeep Yadav was brought on, with the wrist spinner striking in his first over through a vicious leg break as England slid to 103/5 in the second innings, having conceded a lead of 259.
On Day 3 of the fifth Test between India and England, the players of the two teams exchanged a few heated words. This happened when England were batting in their second innings on Saturday (March 9) at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala.
Before the start of play in Dharamsala, Ravichandran Ashwin and Jonny Bairstow were handed their respective caps for the 100th Test with their families around.
An emotional week awaits Jonny Bairstow. When England face India in the fifth and the final Test at the picturesque HPCA Stadium on Thursday, Bairstow will become the 17th Englishman to earn a 100th Test cap.
Ravichandran Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav jolted England in the second innings as the Ranchi Test continued to hang in the balance. The two spinners weaved their magic post lunch as England lost half their side while extending the lead to 166 runs.
England lynchpin Jonny Bairstow was dismissed for a four-ball duck on the third day of the Rajkot Test against India. With this dismissal, he fetched an unwanted record for most ducks by any batter against India in Tests.
Ravichandran Ashwin again did his work by threatening the English batters but Jonny Bairstow kept answering with his bat. But not Ashwin, it was Jasprit Bumrah who finally got rid of the Englishman for the second time, which excited Ashwin, and he ended up giving a fiery send-off to Bairstow.
The last couple of overs have made it entirely India’s session with five wickets falling on the fourth morning of the Vizag Test. While Zac Crawley and Jonny Bairstow were in the middle, England looked to be in the game, but the hosts are firmly on top now with both of them departing in quick succession.
Only once have India lost a Test after taking a lead of 190 or more – by 63 runs to Sri Lanka in Galle in 2015 after a first innings lead of 192. The hosts claimed a 190-run lead in the Hyderabad Test against England riding on 80s from Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja.
While Jonny Bairstow copped an unplayable gem from Axar Patel, Joe Root chose the wrong ball to sweep Ravindra Jadeja as short fine leg settled underneath the top edge.
England lost their top order on the first morning of the Hyderabad Test despite making a rapid start. Opting to bat first having picked a spin-heavy attack, England blazed off the blocks against the new ball with Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley putting on 55 for the first wicket.
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