Bairstow signs new three-year contract
ENGLAND batsman Jonny Bairstow has signed a threeyear contract extension with Yorkshire.
Bairstow signed the new deal until the end of 2021 after being given assurances about the future direction of the club following concerns.
The 29-year-old went public with his disappointment at the likes of Alex Lees and Liam Plunkett being allowed to leave the White Rose last year, but has now opted to extend his contract.
Bairstow’s international commitments in all formats limited him to only three County Championship appearances last season but he is an automatic firstchoice with the bat and wicketkeeping gloves when available.
“I’m very pleased to have signed my extension,” Bairstow said. “It has taken a little while to get it sorted with a few bits going on, but I’m really pleased to have signed the extension.
“I always enjoy coming back, but it’s going to be really different this year, losing a few of the guys and potentially playing against some of the people you’ve had some fantastic memories playing with at Yorkshire. “But it’s an opportunity to create some new ones with the new faces we’ve got in at the club.” Bairstow is a product of Yorkshire’s academy and he helped them to the championship title in 2014 while he was the talisman as they retained the crown 12 months later, amassing 1,108 runs at an incredible average of 92.33. He has been a regular in England’s Test line-up since the summer of 2015 and has also established himself in the limitedovers sides in the last couple of years. The batsman is expected to be a figurehead for England in the World Cup and Ashes on home soil this summer.