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November 28, 2020 England / South Africa

Jonny Bairstow proves he should open and also bat at four

Our rule with white ball cricket is that if you’re bearing down on a World Cup, you pay attention to that particular format, and then immediately stop paying attention afterwards. The competition currently known as the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is due to take place in October 2021. Being

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August 9, 2020 England

Buttler, Bairstow and Foakes – England’s embarrassment of adequacy

“I’m putting a team together for a job.” “You son of a bitch. I’m in.” In heist movies, whenever they put a team together, everyone’s always the best of the best; the best there’s ever been. You never make do with members of your heist team. You never settle. You

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February 11, 2020 England

England have got a plan for Jonny Bairstow: keep him guessing

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January 3, 2020 England

Yes, football is kind of an arsehole, but we can’t really blame it for injuring our cricketers

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May 23, 2019 England

Let us tell you about Jonny Bairstow from England’s World Cup squad

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February 3, 2019 England / West Indies

Bairstow versus Bravo: a tale of two fifties (and what they say about England and the West Indies)

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January 22, 2019 England / West Indies

Exactly how many Tests will Jonny Bairstow survive as England’s number three?

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December 4, 2018 England

Why Jack Leach is not ‘better’ than Adil Rashid

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November 23, 2018 England / India

Who celebrates hundreds more angrily – Jonny Bairstow or Virat Kohli?

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November 13, 2018 England

If England are desperately in need of a mediocre number six batsman then yes, Jonny Bairstow should definitely give up the wicketkeeping gloves

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