Jonny Bairstow has been struggling with form as of late, especially after a poor trip to India earlier this year. He was not a part of the team that hosted New Zealand in a two-match series. Bairstow has managed to notch starts in his stints at the crease so far, but has been having difficulty converting them into prominent scores.
Hussain notes how Bairstow is at his best when he has a point to prove and backs him to prove that in the fourth test Writing for his column in The Daily Mail, Hussain wrote:
Statistics do prove that Bairstow is more productive with the bat when he dons wicket-keeping gloves across the innings. While Hussain noted the changes Bairstow made in his technique for good, he explained how wicket-keepers are generally safer in the playing eleven when compared to the cut-throat competition in the rest of the batting unit.
He still needs to deliver with a big innings: Nasser Hussain
Jonny Bairstow has often settled in at the crease this series having assessed the initial burst by the Indian pacers. However, he has not been able to convert those starts into big scores.
Nasser Hussain reckons Bairstow should forget the security and comfort that comes with the gloves. The former England captain feels Bairstow should continue to back the claims that he has more to offer than his swashbuckling approach in white-ball cricket. Hussain added:
Jonny Bairstow will take over from Jos Buttler behind the stumps with one change certain in the England camp. They face India later today in the fourth Test of the series at The Oval.
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