Ashes 2023: "I Have Kept Over Here Before, It's Not The Easiest Place To Keep" - Brendon McCullum Comes In Support Of Jonny Bairstow

England cricket team suffered a heart-wrenching defeat in the opening Test match of Ashes 2023. The wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow missed quite a few opportunities behind the stumps. Jonny Bairstow had a decent outing with the bat though after scoring 98 runs in the test match which included 78 in the 1st innings.

Australia would be pumped up as not many gave them a chance when the side required 54 runs to win with 2 wickets left. Pat Cummins played a captain’s knock of 44 runs in 73 balls and struck 4 fours and 2 sixes. Pat Cummins seemed untroubled against the bowlers.

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England got a wake-up call as their bowling lineup got exposed. The legendary pacer James Anderson wasn’t amongst the wickets which somewhat hurt the team. Perhaps, the management will have to use him as a secret weapon.

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Jonny Bairstow coming at seven is a real weapon for us – Brendon McCullum

England head coach Brendon McCullum was having an interaction with the reporters and said that the wicket-keeper batter Jonny Bairstow did a decent job behind the wickets and said that the batter is a real weapon for the side coming in at seven.

“I’ve kept over here before, it’s not the easiest place to keep. I actually thought Jonny kept really well right throughout. If you look at the way he progressed throughout the game, he found a natural rhythm. We know what he offers with the bat, him coming in at seven is a real weapon for us.”

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Moeen Ali did a fabulous job – Brendon McCullum

Brendon McCullum heaped praise on the all-rounder Moeen Ali and gave credit to skipper Ben Stokes for making an environment that everyone wants to be a part of. Brendon McCullum was quite optimistic that Moeen Ali would be back at his best in the next Test match.

“Moeen Ali did a fabulous job. He’s loving being back playing Test cricket… credit to Stokesy and all the boys for making the environment one that you want to be a part of,” said Brendon McCullum.

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“Hopefully he’ll come right for the next one. I’m pretty confident that over the next few days we can get on top of Mo’s finger and that’ll give us an opportunity to select him in the next game,” he added.

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