He's such an invaluable player for England. For most keepers, who are genuine all-rounders with the bat, they do go hand in hand. "It's also a follow on from the fact he kept really well in this match. "Jonny Bairstow today, coming out and doing what he did.we know the capabilities of Jonny Bairstow, he's one of the best all-format batters in the world, but how he made his runs today was a real statement. "He was absolutely ticking in that interview." Sangakkara: He's invaluable to England But you know with Bairstow, if you wind him up enough, he will go out there like a bull and deliver. "You can argue what everyone has said, and there's rights and wrongs to it, and he has dropped balls and he hasn't got the runs. He's been ticking for weeks and he wanted that innings and that day. Watch all ten wickets fall on day three of the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford in less than 90 seconds I thought: maybe declare, what are you going to gain with Anderson? But Stokes read the situation perfectly: 'I've got a Jonny Bairstow, who's taken a great catch, he's got a point to prove to everyone and this is the stage he wants to do it.' "I reckon that's why they left him out there when Anderson went. And whatever he says, Bairstow with a point to prove is a very dangerous Jonny Bairstow. "He's read everything, he's listened to everything. He came out here because he's got a point to prove. "I found that interview with Jonny fascinating. "We'll continue to play as we are, as we know the direction we want to go, and there's a bigger picture with the game of Test cricket." Hussain: Bairstow had a point to prove on this stage We have a special group of players in there, and a group that will fight tooth and nail for each other. "The people that have got you back and are there through thick and thin is exactly what it's about. Image: Bairstow was the star of day three, striking a brilliant 99 runs not out from 81 deliveries "I couldn't have done it without my friends and family, and all the support they've given me throughout the winter. I'm a proud guy, it means a lot to me, and to get back and be available for selection for the Ashes, it's something that makes me immensely proud. I'm very, very proud every time I walk out and put on an England shirt. It's only a couple of games ago I got 70-odd. That's exactly how we've played our cricket, ever since Ben came in charge of the side, and that's what we're sticking by."īairstow stonewalled a question about his controversial stumping by Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey in the second Test at Lord's, saying only: "There's been a couple of interesting dismissals. It has been questioned at times by you guys, but we stuck to our guns all the way through. "I don't think the approach has changed throughout the series. The 33-year-old added that England will not change their attacking approach under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum, and paid tribute to his family or getting him through the last 10 months. That's exactly how it could have been."īairstow smashed four huge sixes in a rampant innings against Australia to finish just one shy of a Test century "You don't know how bad it's going to be. It's taken a heck of a lot of graft, it's been a rollercoaster, a lot happened in those nine months, and to take the field again with a group of boys I care a heck of a lot about, is a special place for me to be. "I'm delighted as to where I am from a physical point of view. So when you speak to the surgeon and he says: 'I'm surprised you're walking and running, never mind playing professional sport,' I'm delighted to be where I'm at. I'm still just 10 months post operation right now. It's part and parcel of it, I've had nine months out. I've got nine pins, a plate and a wire that goes through my ankle. If they don't have an opinion, they don't have a job. They are paid to have an opinion, that's what they're paid to do. People will have comments on the way I bat, they always have done, and that will carry on, but you can leave them to their comments and I'll keep on doing what I do in the middle. "I want to go out and enjoy, to entertain.
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