Bairstow hoping to remain in contention – Cricket News Update
Despite the return of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in the upcoming third Test at Kolkata, beginning from December 5.
Bell flew back home to be with his pregnant wife ahead of the side’s second Test encounter against the Men in Blue at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820. The classy batsman made a disappointing start in the series opener, where he scored 22 runs, including a first-ball duck in the first innings. As it stood, the Poms suffered a crushing 9-wicket defeat at Ahmedabad and further put at risk, Bell’s place in the side.
That crucial middle-order spot went to Bairstow in the subsequent bout at Mumbai. Having made a slow start to his career against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 in August, where he scored 95 and 54 in a losing cause.
Nonetheless, those performances firmly placed him above http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447 at silly point.
While it is expected that Bell will slot into his usual position, Bairstow is hopeful of getting another chance. He could take the place of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Monty-Panesar-c2024.
"It was obviously desperately disappointing," Bairstow said of being dropped for Ahmedabad. "But I'll be delighted if I do get selected this time and I'm working hard in training and in the nets. That's the situation in professional sport. You learn to deal with it, growing up when you come through playing for your county and then for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808, then one-dayers and up to the Tests."
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