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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Sonia Twigg

Jonny Bairstow hits back at “out of order” criticism

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Jonny Bairstow believes some of the criticism surrounding his wicketkeeping has been “out of order” after he regained the gloves just nine months after a horrific freak leg break.

The England gloveman said at one point that he feared he would never walk again after the injury brought an abrupt end to the form that saw him heralded as the poster boy for Bazball and awarded the first Wisden Trophy for an outstanding Test performance of the year.

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