Jonny Bairstow

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Two more muscular punches off Henry took him within sniffing distance of a sensational ton and the only real surprise was that he left Jessop’s 120-year-old record standing. When he did hang one up outside off stump, Bairstow settled for slashing him for a flat four past point. England had scored a barely believable 43 off three overs and had no intention of changing gears. Trent Boult, hitherto flawless in this match, was next up as Bairstow slammed his front foot down the ground and swung hard through the line for six down the ground. There were two more mighty sixes from Henry’s next visit, pulled emphatically into the crowd as the seamer continued feeding Bairstow the ammunition he craved. The Yorkshireman, already on 43 not out, snapped it up without a second thought as he swatted Matt Henry for successive fours to bring up his half-century in 51 balls.

The England batter's team-mates knew he was about to do something special ahead of his match-winning century.

It was just one of the best things I’ve ever seen, for him to do what he did in the fourth innings, chasing a big total with the game in the balance.” But to play the way he did once he got past fifty was mindblowing. With England needing 160 to win off 38 overs at the tea break, he hit a furious hot streak that none of the Kiwi bowlers could live with.

Jonny Bairstow smashed England's second-fastest Test hundred, from just 77 balls, as his side romped to a target of 299 against New Zealand and clinched a ...

It mattered little, though, as Bairstow and Stokes flogged a New Zealand attack shorn of back-injury victim Jamieson to all parts. England match-winner, Jonny Bairstow: "Days like this are very exciting. Henry should have fallen to the second ball of the day, when he had just eight, but Root grassed low at slip after Jack Leach induced the edge with a delivery that gripped and straightened - Root took a blow on the finger as he attempted the catch and left the field temporarily for treatment. Stokes sealed victory by slamming Boult through the covers for four as a Test that began with New Zealand piling on 553 runs after losing the toss ended with England toasting a truly remarkable triumph and first series win since a 2-0 success in Sri Lanka in January 2021. That was in stark contrast to the Lord's Test against New Zealand a year ago when the hosts had opted against pursuing 273 from 75 overs and instead ground their way to a stalemate. Bairstow was eventually dismissed by Boult with 27 runs required - departing to a standing ovation after cracking 14 fours and seven sixes - leaving Stokes and Ben Foakes (12no) at the crease as England cantered to a five-wicket win and the highest successful Test run chase seen in the stadium with 22 of the 72 overs to spare.

Staggering acceleration after tea was fuelled by a 'cheese and ham toastie and a cup of coffee'

If you strip it back, and just watch the ball, that's the zone right there, and you have to get in it." "The pitch was very good, outfield was fast, and that's how you have to look at it. And afterwards he paid tribute to his entire team, not least the bowling unit that had rattled New Zealand in the third innings, and enabled England to hunt down a sub-300 target. "Strip it back, it's only you and the bowler there. Today was our day, and what a day it's been." "When you get in that mood, you've got to just go with it.

The England batter smashed 136 runs from just 92 balls with 14 fours and seven sixes.

His innings contained 12 fours and five sixes while he took the lion’s share of the strike for his union alongside Vishwa Fernando, contributing 67 towards the highest last-wicket partnership of a successful fourth-innings chase. Like the England all-rounder, Perera was faced with seemingly insurmountable odds when Sri Lanka were reduced to 226 for nine in pursuit of 304 in Durban but he rose to the occasion in spectacular fashion. Having only secured a first-ever Test win a year earlier, the Tigers were daring to dream when they set an Australia side containing several giants of the game 307 for victory in Fatullah. The tourists seemed to be sailing on 173 for one as Matthew Hayden (72) and Ponting combined for a century stand but they then wobbled to 277 for seven. Inzamam had other ideas, though, protecting the strike as partners came and went in a 232-ball innings containing 20 fours and one six. But Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh hung around long enough for Lara, whose innings included 19 fours and a six, to get the Windies home. Stokes single-handedly kept an Ashes series alive three years ago with a memorable, career-defining performance at Headingley. In one of the greatest innings ever played by an Englishman, Stokes held his nerve under intense pressure to steer his side to an unlikely one-wicket win.

The England batter's team-mates knew he was about to do something special ahead of his match-winning century.

It was just one of the best things I’ve ever seen, for him to do what he did in the fourth innings, chasing a big total with the game in the balance.” But to play the way he did once he got past fifty was mindblowing. With England needing 160 to win off 38 overs at the tea break, he hit a furious hot streak that none of the Kiwi bowlers could live with.

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Bairstow was already scoring briskly when he was joined by the skipper, with Stokes’ second scoring shot a statement of intent. But, having stroked his way to 176 with apparent ease in the first innings, he lasted just four balls. But times are different with captain Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum at the helm. This time the left-armer preyed on his doubts around off stump, taking an edge that sailed through to Tom Blundell. Pope was beaten outright, but Tom Latham fumbled an ankle-high chance at slip. New Zealand were bowled out in the morning for 284, leaving the hosts with a formidable winning target of 299 in 72 overs.

Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes shared a magnificent 179-run partnership as England beat New Zealand by five wickets, with Stokes telling Bairstow to simply ...

With the players we have in the dressing room we can play this brand of cricket and it is the cricket that we want to play. That is when the pitch is supposed to play at its hardest. “We saw it as a one day game,” said Bairstow. “The pitch was very good and the outfield was very fast.

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If this is happening now, let's see what is going to happen in the next few weeks and months because, wow, it is going to be a journey. "You have to give a lot of credit to the way Silvers [Silverwood] and Rooty went about everything through their tenure - Covid, bubbles, not being able to put out their best team. He added: "It was great fun to be out there. I think you look at it as an opportunity to chase down a total. Speaking after smashing 14 fours and seven sixes in a blistering innings in Nottingham, Player of the Match Bairstow said: "Days like this are very exciting. It has enabled us to get closer as a group.

At tea on the final day, this nip and tuck Test remained resolutely nip and tuck. England, chasing a mammoth 299, needed 160 more from 38 overs to secure a ...

New Zealand were 263 in front, with 77 overs remaining in the back. England needed just 27 to win, and Ben Foakes joined Stokes to finish the job by five wickets – with an extraordinary 22 overs to spare. Stokes occasionally chipped in with a smart cut for four but mainly he stood at the non-striker’s end smiling, then taking a single as he struggled with injury. In the third and fourth overs, Henry and Boult were flayed for two sixes each. In the second, he pumped Trent Boult for six down the ground. In the first over after tea, he pulled Matt Henry for a pair of fours.