England v India: Jonny Bairstow touching new heights in Ben Stokes era
From scrapping to saving his career, to soaring into the form of his - or anyone else's - life.
Against India there was the exhibition at Edgbaston, arguably the best knock of three given the degree of difficulty and the way he moved up and down the gears - only 13 runs off his first 63 balls, then a hurricane of 87 from the next 56, followed by relaxing back into six from 20 before he was finally out for 106.If his Test career had been ended by the Ashes, there would have been a sense of unfulfillment.
New captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum have recognised Bairstow's need for clarity, value and backing, providing a defined role at number five, without the distraction of keeping. Before play on one day of the Lord's Test against New Zealand, Bairstow had a net surrounded by fans and was happy to talk them through everything he was doing.
The security and comfort Bairstow is feeling manifests itself in his batting, where he is benefitting from a gloriously uncomplicated technique.
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