England batsman Jonny Bairstow will make his comeback from a freak leg damage when he seems for Yorkshire’s second workforce in opposition to Nottinghamshire this week as he builds up his health forward of the Ashes sequence.
Bairstow has not performed since struggling breaking his fibula in three locations whereas strolling on a golf course in September, an damage which dominated him out of the 2022 Twenty20 World Cup and Test sequence in Pakistan and New Zealand.
He will doubtless additionally deal with some wicketkeeping duties in his comeback recreation.
“He’s had such a long layoff, so it’s a fitness assessment for him to see what his capacity is and what he can do on the field in terms (of) running around in the outfield or standing behind the stumps,” Yorkshire head coach Ottis Gibson mentioned.
“He will probably do both to see which one he’s most comfortable with.”
The five-test Ashes sequence begins at Edgbaston on June 16. England misplaced the earlier version 4-0 in Australia.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
