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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Dean Wilson

Jonny Bairstow returns to England Test team as wicket-keeper but Jofra Archer OUT of Ashes

England will hit Ireland and then Australia with the most attacking lineup possible after returning Jonny Bairstow to the side at the expense of Ben Foakes.

The Yorkshire star, who set the Bazball era alight last summer with a series of destructive innings, slots straight back into the side at the first opportunity after recovering from a broken leg and dislocated ankle sustained while playing golf over the winter.

The big shift though is that Bairstow, who played solely as a batter last year alongside Foakes, will now retake the wicket-keeping gloves so that England can find room for both him and his initial replacement Harry Brook who has been equally dominant with the bat during the last six months.

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