Jonny Bairstow has finally finished his epic winter’s work and revealed his excitement at settling down with Test cricket this summer under the man he looked up to as a player.
As powerful, all-action wicket-keeper batsmen across all formats there are obvious comparisons to be made between Bairstow and Brendon McCullum who set the bar during his career for New Zealand.
And Bairstow admitted he would be picking McCullum’s brain when it comes to making the late switch from T20 blaster in the Indian Premier League to middle order maestro as England will expect for the first Test at Lord’s this week.
