England displayed their class with another ruthless performance in the second T20I at Old Trafford, overpowering New Zealand by a commanding 95 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the series. The hosts flexed their batting muscle with Jonny Bairstow and Harry Brook slamming half-centuries to take the team to 198/4 before Gus Atkinson registered […]
England stormed ahead on day three of the fifth Ashes Test at the Oval on the back of another sensational batting display. Half-centuries from Zak Crawley, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow handed the hosts the ascendency in the contest, giving Ben Stokes’ side a lead of 377 to put them in pole position to level […]
Australia’s woes extended on day three of the fourth Ashes Test in Manchester as Jonny Bairstow and Mark Wood combined to put England on the cusp of levelling the series at 2-2. The wicket-keeper bombed his way to an unbeaten 81-ball 99 to take England to 592, stretching the first-innings lead to 275, before Mark […]
It was a high-scoring affair in the opening T20I between England and South Africa at Bristol as the hosts took a 1-0 series lead after racking up their second largest total in T20I cricket. Jonny Bairstow smashed a career-best 90 off 53, while Moeen Ali scored the fastest half-century by an Englishman in T20I cricket […]
England staged a stunning turnaround on day four of the fifth Test at Edgbaston as Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow put on a stellar 150-run stand to leave the hosts just 119 runs away from completing their record run-chase in red-ball cricket. India began the day with a 257-run lead, but the visitors capitulated with […]
India remained in control on day three of the rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston against England despite Jonny Bairstow continuing his stunning form throughout the summer. The Yorkshireman notched an eye-catching 106 off 140 balls but was the only English batter who offered any resistance as India bowled out the hosts for 284 before ending […]
The Punjab Kings kept their playoff hopes alive in IPL 2022 with a mammoth 54-run win over the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Half-centuries from Englishmen Jonny Bairstow (66 off 29) and Liam Livingstone (70 off 42) took the Kings to a commanding total of 209 before the bowlers produced an […]
After a run of five consecutive years of qualifying for the play-offs, the Sunrisers Hyderabad had a season to forget in the IPL in 2021 as they finished at the bottom of the pile. In 2022, the Men in Orange have completely re-jigged their squad, bidding goodbye to stars such as David Warner, Jonny Bairstow […]
Usman Khawaja entered the history books on day four of the fourth Ashes Test at the SCG, following up his emotional century in the first innings with another terrific ton in the second on his home ground. Returning to the Test team for the first time in over two years, Khawaja became the third batter […]
Jonny Bairstow scored England’s first century of the Ashes on day three of the fourth Test at the SCG, creaming an unbeaten 103 to help the visitors avoid the follow on in reply to Australia’s 416. The hosts had England reeling at 36 for four in the morning session, but Bairstow put on a 128-run […]