Jonny Bairstow of England, Bangladesh’s Mominul Haque and Yasir Shah of Pakistan have made impressive gains in the latest ICC Test player rankings following their contributions in their sides’ convincing victories earlier this week.
Jonny Bairstow scored his sixth Test hundred on his return to England colours as the visitors closed day one on 311 for 7 in the third and final Test of the series against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.
Jonny Bairstow has not recovered from his ankle injury and is out of the first Test against Sri Lanka, starting on Tuesday, England coach Trevor Bayliss has confirmed.
Surrey wicketkeeper Ben Foakes has been called up to England’s Test squad for the series against Sri Lanka to cover for Jonny Bairstow, who has damaged his ankle ligaments.
Jonny Bairstow has been ruled out of England’s final ODI and one-off T20I against Sri Lanka due to an ankle injury and is in doubt for the three-match Test that gets underway next month.
England batsman Jonny Bairstow said he had “really good fun” as he smashed his way to a century in a record-breaking victory over Australia in the third ODI at Trent Bridge on Tuesday.
England wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow feels there is enough in the Hagley Oval pitch to take 10 wickets on the fifth day to secure a win against New Zealand that will level the Test series.
Although he wants to establish himself in the limited-overs format for England, Jonny Bairstow still believes he will be remembered for his achievements in Test cricket.
