England pick pacer Robinson and spinner Bashir, but still backing Bairstow
Updated On: 23 February, 2024 06:24 AM IST | Ranchi | Sandipan Banerjee
Finally, addressing the possibility of him bowling in this match, Stokes said: “I’ll just have to wait and see how everything is. It’s the longest I have bowled in six months, so let’s see how everything pulls up”
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England have recalled pacer Ollie Robinson and leggie Shoaib Bashir to replace Mark Wood and Rehan Ahmed respectively in the playing XI for their must-win fourth Test against India here. The English team management have also backed under-fire middle-order batter Jonny Bairstow, who has had a dismal tour with the bat (102 runs in 6 innings) thus far.
It was expected that someone like Dan Lawrence could come into this game in place of Bairstow. Apart from being a handy middle-order batter, Lawrence could also have chipped in with his off-spin on a scratchy-looking Ranchi deck. However, the England think-tank are backing Bairstow’s “quality” ahead of Lawrence’s versatility.
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