Bairstow not even in conversation to replace Jordan Cox in New Zealand after squandering goodwill due to poor form and his attitude
Cox was already standing in for Jamie Smith, the man who took the wicketkeeping gloves from Foakes at the start of the English summer staying at home for this tour on paternity leave.
Given Foakes was deemed the wrong fit for Bazball when England made the call to drop him at the start of the summer, his name being out of the conversation for this tour was unsurprising.Bairstow is still centrally contracted by England until the end of September. But his absence from the conversation of who would replace Cox on this tour was confirmation his
England’s planning towards the next Ashes series in 2025-26 was the reason why they tapped James Anderson on the shoulder at the start of this summer, hastening the 41-year-old’s retirement.at the end of last winter. His stunning form in 2022 came when he did not have the wicketkeeping gloves. His form did not stack up and the only way he’d keep his place would be as a keeper, a position that he struggled to cope with physically following that horrendous injury.There is much sympathy for Bairstow. But he also squandered much goodwill among teammates and management thanks to his attitude.
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