Bairstow wants gloves back off Buttler
JONNY Bairstow has his sights set on taking the England Test wicketkeeping gloves off Jos Buttler in a battle of the Roses.
The Yorkshireman lost his place behind the stumps to Lancashire’s Buttler after a post-World Cup slump saw him average 19.45 with the bat in six Tests last summer, while he was rested for the break because I had the bit at the start of my or batting in certain aborted Sri Lanka tour something like six nights career that people position and earlier this year. at home from October questioned, but people circumstances. I’d like to
The coronavirus until February,” Bairstow have stopped speaking think I’ve risen to those pandemic has allowed said. “That naturally takes about it over the last challenges.” Bairstow a longer break its toll so I think it came at couple of years. I’ve Bairstow is expected to than was anticipated, and a decent time and there looked at the stats and my be named in an extended one he felt necessary, but will be a freshness coming stats are very good. So group of players that will he is now eager to come back in. (But) I am very there’s no reason why that go into a camp at the back for England’s much looking forward to isn’t an area I want to be Ageas Bowl ahead of the three-Test series against being available for coming back into. first Test against the the West Indies next selection. “There have always Windies, which is month. “Over a period of time, been challenges that have scheduled to get under
“Not going to Sri Lanka, I’ve been really happy been asked, whether way on July 8 behind I felt I needed a bit of a with my keeping. That was that’s been keeping wicket closed doors.
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