England will look to pump Jonny Bairstow’s tyres up before the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford next week, after keeping faith with the under‑fire wicketkeeper in an unchanged squad.
Bairstow’s role behind the stumps has come under increasing scrutiny during this impossibly tight series, with three dropped catches in the three-wicket win against Australia at Headingley furthering fears that the dual role is too great a burden so soon after his broken leg last year.
