Prior: jonny can win those gloves back

Chris Stocks finds that a former England keeping great has some sage advice for his successor

That’s handy: Jonny Bairstow can still play a vital role behind the stumps, says Matt Prior

Matt Prior believes Jonny Bairstow will be as determined as ever to win back the England wicketkeeping gloves this year despite a sensational start to Test cricket for Ben Foakes in Sri Lanka.
Foakes, 25, was only called up for that tour as injury cover after Bairstow injured an ankle playing football in the warm-ups during the one-day series against Sri Lanka back in October.
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