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Jonny Bairstow feels it could be “stupid” to brush away the prospect of an England return.© AFP
Wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow feels it could be “stupid” to brush away the prospect of pushing for a return to the England worldwide setup this summer time. Thursday marks precisely 9 months since Bairstow’s final look in an England shirt. He was a part of England’s T20 World Cup 2024 semi-final heartbreak towards India. Within the aftermath of England’s exit, Bairstow was axed from the Take a look at aspect as a part of a shuffle and revamp of the red-ball squad. England was pressured to contemplate making a few modifications after being humbled by India in a 4-1 collection defeat.
Through the remaining match of the collection, Bairstow made his a centesimal Take a look at look in Dharamshala after which disappeared from the scene. England ignored Bairstow and contemplated on completely different wicketkeeping prospects.
Regardless of being out of favour, the 35-year-old has remained adamant about his return and stated, as quoted from ESPNcricinfo, “Yes, because I’m still contracted. I’d be stupid not to. The whole purpose of everything is to try and play for England, and that will be the challenge for the whole group. Everyone wants to go on and do that. As an ‘exile’ and someone who hasn’t played for however long, it’s something that, of course, you want to get back to. And that comes by scoring runs.”
Jamie Smith started England’s final summer time behind the stumps. Essex’s Jordan Cox was introduced into the squad in the course of the New Zealand tour. When Cox broke his thumb in the course of the collection, Ollie Pope was handed the duty of holding the wickets.
Bairstow’s state of affairs stays peculiar, contemplating he’s down within the pecking order regardless of being centrally contracted, which is able to expire this October.
“Not my fault I got given a two-year contract, just to stay at the periphery. I was in at Yorkshire doing everything I can pre-season-wise, I went on pre-seaon with Yorkshire, starting the summer with Yorkshire, putting my best foot forward for the guys in the dressing room and seeing what the best for us as a group is. That bit is completely out of my control. It’s not my choice. I can load the gun, but I won’t be the one pulling the trigger. We’ll wait and see on that,” he added.
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