Former skipper Michael Vaughan is convinced that Jonny Bairstow's days are numbered in the England Test team after his dismal show in the recently-concluded Test series against India.
The national selectors have rested Bairstow, Sam Curran, and Mark Wood for the first two Tests in India.
Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow put England on course for a ground-breaking run chase against India despite Jasprit Bumrah's brilliance on day four of the rescheduled fifth Test, setting up a fitting series finale in Birmingham on Monday.
'It must be a nightmare for the selectors, but should you have your best side for that first India Test? If the next Test after this series was Brisbane in the Ashes, would we send our best side? So why when it's the first Test against India, one of the great sides, aren't we sending our best team?'
Jonny Bairstow will return to the England squad for the third and fourth Tests against India, along with Sam Curran and Mark Wood.
Jonny Bairstow's half century helped England beat West Indies by four wickets in St Lucia on Tuesday in the opening Twenty20 international of their three-match series.
England batsman Jonny Bairstow was pleased to finally take SunRisers Hyderabad home after scoring an unbeaten 56-ball 63 against Punjab Kings in Chennai on Wednesday.
Images from Thursday's Indian Premier League match between Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab, in Dubai.
England beat India by 31 runs in their group game at Edgbaston on Sunday, handing the visitors their first defeat in the ICC World Cup and boosting their own semi-final prospects.
Jonny Bairstow bludgeoned a brilliant unbeaten 86 from 48 balls as the tourists chased down 180 to beat South Africa by five wickets
Thirteen-year-old India U-19 cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi from Bihar is the youngest among the lot at Rs 30 lakh base price.
Images from Sunday's IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders, in Hyderabad.
Wood was also given a break after the series in the island nation where he went wicket-less in the first Test and took three wickets in the second.
The right-handed batsman further admitted that this tour is a building block ahead of the T20 World Cup, to be played in October this year in India.
Rajneesh Gupta previews Game 19 in IPL 12: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians.
Indian bowlers will look to target England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow's fractured finger should the 28-year-old be passed fit to play in the fourth Test, paceman Mohammed Shami has said.
Bairstow will be a key player for the England in the World Cup starting May 30 in the United Kingdom.
Jonny Bairstow's magnificent century helped England make light work of chasing down a whopping 359-run target to beat Pakistan by six wickets in the third one-day international.
Images from the IPL match played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday
England batters look to tame strong South African bowling
Warner and Bairstow put on 185 in just 16.2 overs in a 118-run victory over Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore, surpassing Gautam Gambhir and Chris Lynn's opening stand of 184 against Gujarat Lions in the 2017 season.
Images from the 2nd ODI between England and Ireland in Southampton on Saturday
Rajneesh Gupta previews Game 41 in IPL 12: Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad.
'Very pleasing. Most importantly the win, cricket has turned to baseball isn't it? We're delighted with the two points.'
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England beat New Zealand in a thrilling Super Over finish to their rain-reduced Twenty20 cricket international Sunday to clinch a 3-2 victory in the five-match series. The teams were tied when England replied with 146-7 to New Zealand's 146-5 in a match shortened by heavy rain to 11 overs per side.
Bayliss said Bairstow could also be asked to give up keeping duties completely after his injury has fully healed, to help him focus on his batting higher up the order.
IMAGES from the Indian Premier League match played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings in Kolkata on Friday.
Chris Woakes struck a maiden Test century and Jonny Bairstow added 93 as England dominated the third day of the second Test at Lord's on Saturday, reaching 357-6 to open up a significant 250-run lead over India.
Jonny Bairstow, restored to the England side but shorn of his keeping gloves, celebrated his return with a sparkling 110 to help them to 312 for seven on the opening day of the third and final Test against Sri Lanka on Friday.
'It was really good fun out there, I absolutely loved every single minute of it.'
England have included five uncapped players for their Twenty20 series against Australia, and Gus Atkinson, Harry Brook, Matthew Potts and Jamie Smith have been named for the One-Day Internationals, the country's cricket board said on Monday.
Defending champions England stormed their way to a crushing eight-wicket victory over the West Indies.
Bairstow has returned to training but Root did not say whether he would have been available. British media have reported that he did not take part in any activities that could have aggravated the ankle injury.
Punjab have never won the IPL since the league's inception in 2008 and the four co-owners will be hoping Australia's World Cup-winning captain takes them all the way.
Substitute fielder Sameer Rizvi rushed to his right at deep square leg to complete a good running catch, coming around the square leg umpire.
Wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow and fast bowler Mark Wood produced a rearguard counter-attack to drag England back into the second Test against New Zealand on Friday as the visitors ended the first day at Hagley Oval on 290 for eight.
Jonny Bairstow's composed 89 helped England survive some atrocious top order shot-making and reach 268 for eight at close of play on the first day of the third Test against India on Saturday.
Jonny Bairstow was selected to play as a specialist batsman in England's fourth Test against India even though he fractured a finger while keeping wicket in the third-Test loss.
The mega auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season is expected to be held in Riyadh at the end of this month, according to sources.
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