Cricket-England coach McCullum backs struggling Bairstow to come good

Cricket-England coach McCullum backs struggling Bairstow to come good

The Star Online - Sport·2024-02-20 14:00

(Reuters) - England's Jonny Bairstow has come in for criticism after scoring just 102 runs in three matches in India but coach Brendon McCullum said it was important to show faith in the batter and that he has no plans to drop him for the fourth test in Ranchi.

Bairstow's highest score in the series so far was 37, posted in the opener in Hyderabad. He scored four runs in England's 434-run thrashing in the third test in Rajkot and was trapped lbw for a duck in his first innings, making him the player with the most ducks against India in test cricket with eight.

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