BAIRSTOW AT NO.7 WASTES A RESOURCE

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Tim Wigmore thinks England are missing a trick with Jonny Bairstow coming in so low down the batting order

Grin and bear it: Jonny Bairstow has spent more than half his time at the crease with the England tail

The denouement was strangely apt. Jonny Bairstow – needing to swing for the hills because, well, there was no alternative – lined up an expansive drive against Mitchell Starc. The ball crashed into his stumps, dislodging the bails, which flashed on the floor. And Australia were 2-0 up in the Ashes series.
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