Andy Flower defends Jonny Bairstow – Cricket News Update
Following the conclusion of the home Test series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Flower-c44362, has defended under fire youngster, Jonny Bairstow, claiming that the player will come back strongly after a disappointing debut Test appearance.
While England were deserving winners of the Wisden Trophy, many have picked Bairstow as a weak link in the English batting armoury, a stance justified by the player’s average across the three Tests, which stands at a meagre 12.66.
Included in the side ahead of other promising youngsters including http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yorkshire-c867.
He entered the first Test at Lord’s with a weight of expectations but had to endure a turbulent time facing Windies’ quick http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KAJ-Roach-c1758, whose short-ball technique clearly proved too hot to handle for the 22-year-old.
Roach dismissed him two times in as many innings and the pressure was on the batter to deliver in the final Test match. He had been given time to play in the county circuit, and he managed a composed outing of 68 against Northants, only to disappoint again
with a lowly score of 18 at Edgbaston, where he was cleaned up Tino Best.
With crucial series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 coming up, it will be keen to notice the stance taken by the management, keeping in mind the return of Bopara. Flower however, has defended the youngster.
“We should be careful not to judge him too harshly," Flower said. "He's a really good young man. A strong, hungry young cricketer and he has a very high ceiling. None of us know if he'll be a successful international cricketer or not but he's played a couple
of limited-overs games already where he's helped win games for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013. He's a quick learner.”
“There's a history of good young cricketers coming in getting a taste of international cricket and coming back stronger, even if they've not had a hugely successful start," added Flower.
The next step for Bairstow however, is to perform well in the upcoming three-match limited-overs against the Windies.
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