Jonny Bairstow

Bairstow stars as Punjab pull off record T20 chase

Jonny Bairstow smashed an unbeaten century as Punjab Kings recorded the highest successful run chase in T20 cricket with an eight-wicket thrashing of Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League on Friday.

Unsure of pitch, England seek consolation win

England, chasing a consolation victory in the five-match Test series against India, will be banking on two pacers and two spinners to do the trick in the final game in Dharamsala on Thursday. .England announced their lone change for the game, with seamer Ollie Robinson making way for fast

Bairstow under pressure in 100th Test after lean India series

Bairstow will win his 100th cap as England, who have already lost the series 3-1, try to salvage some pride in the high-altitude and chilly Himalayan hill town.

England back under-fire Root, Bairstow to keep India series alive

England are blocking out all "external noise" to help Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow hit form and keep the series alive against India in Friday's fourth Test in Ranchi.

McCullum backs struggling Bairstow to come good against India

"I'm not blind but he's done so well for us and he's had such an impactful career ...," McCullum said.

Root leads run-spree as England press for Ashes-levelling win

Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow combined for a sublime century partnership as England took a giant stride towards levelling the Ashes in the fifth Test at The Oval on Saturday.

Bairstow laments 'out of order' critics

Bairstow's 99 not out off just 81 balls helped England to a mammoth 592 all out in their first innings.

Wood strikes for England after Bairstow runs riot

Australia were 113-4 in their second innings at stumps on the third day, still 162 runs behind England's huge first-innings 592

Carey ready to repeat Bairstow dismissal

Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey has said he would not hesitate to repeat his controversial stumping of England's Jonny Bairstow should a similar opportunity arise in the final two Tests of the ongoing Ashes series.

July 4, 2023
July 4, 2023

Bairstow dismissal row draws in Australian and UK Prime Ministers

The dismissal triggered long and loud booing from the crowd at Lord's on Sunday and saw Australian players verbally abused by MCC members in the stadium's usually staid Long Room.

July 3, 2023
July 3, 2023

Post-Ashes beers off as McCullum incensed by Bairstow stumping

Furious England coach Brendon McCullum has suggested his players might skip post-Ashes beers with the Australia team and questioned the visitors' sportsmanship over the Jonny Bairstow stumping on the final day of the second test at Lord's.

July 3, 2023
July 3, 2023

Ashes' short fuses shatter monastic calm of Lord's Long Room

The usually tranquil Long Room at Lord's became a seething cauldron of hate on Sunday as Marylebone Cricket Club members abused Australia players returning from the field during a lunch break on the last day of the second Ashes Test following the controversial dismissal of England's Jonny Bairstow

June 29, 2023
June 29, 2023

Tongue hails 'hero' Bairstow for saving pitch from protesters

A pair of Just Stop Oil protesters ran onto the outfield from the Lord's Grandstand just before Stuart Broad bowled the second over of the opening day

June 17, 2023
June 17, 2023

Stokes' bold declaration 'no surprise' to Bairstow

England were 393-8 at Edgbaston, with Joe Root unbeaten on 118 and in superb touch after leading a revival from a mid-innings slump, when Stokes called a halt

May 18, 2023
May 18, 2023

Bairstow had feared the worst

“You wonder whether or not you’ll be able to walk again, jog again, run again, play cricket again. Absolutely, those things do go through your mind,” he was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.

March 26, 2023
March 26, 2023

Bairstow out of IPL, Punjab name Short as replacement

England's Jonny Bairstow has been ruled out of the upcoming Indian Premier League season, his team Punjab Kings said, after he failed to recover in time from a freak golfing injury.

September 2, 2022
September 2, 2022

‘Freak accident’ forces Bairstow out of T20 World Cup

Jonny Bairstow has been ruled out of the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia as the England batter suffered a ‘freak accident’ while playing golf today.

July 5, 2022
July 5, 2022

‘We want to give some new life to Test cricket’

England are out to rewrite how Test cricket is played in the country, skipper Ben Stokes said after leading the side to a memorable seven-wicket victory in the fifth Test against India on Tuesday.

July 5, 2022
July 5, 2022

Root, Bairstow script England’s epic win

England rode unbeaten hundreds by Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow to pull off their highest successful chase, coasting to a series-levelling seven-wicket victory in the rearranged fifth Test against India at Edgbaston on Tuesday.

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