Twitter Reacts As Jonny Bairstow Smashes 3rd Consecutive Counter-Attacking Century
England batter Jonny Bairstow continued to make the most of his form as he brought up his 11th career hundred, his third on the trot, on Day 3 of the Edgbaston Test against India.
Bairstow, who scored blistering hundreds in the last two Tests against New Zealand, was struggling in the initial phase where the ball was moving and the Indian bowlers were firmly on top.
At one point, he was playing on 12 off 54 deliveries but the Yorkshire batter trusted his capabilities and waited till the Dukes ball wore off to begin the assault on the visitors.
He started the counter-attack alongside Ben Stokes, with whom he stitched 66 runs for the 6th wicket after England was reduced to 83/5 in the 26th over.
Once he got into his rhythm, there was no stopping the 32-year-old as he went after Shardul Thakur and Mohammed Siraj, the latter bearing the brunt once again in a different format altogether.
Although Stokes fell to an abysmal shot, Bairstow carried on and brought up his 11th Test ton in just 119 balls, the fastest hundred against India since 2016 in the longest format of the game.
He has single-handedly ensured that England doesn’t fall below the follow-on score and has given hopes in a match that had started slipping away from the hosts due to poor batting.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to Jonny Bairstow’s century:
Stupendous run of form for Bairstow. Simply magnificent??????.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) July 3, 2022
Another brilliant ? for the amazing Jonny Bairstow #class 3 in 3
— Ryan Sidebottom ? (@RyanSidebottom) July 3, 2022
Johnny Bairstow being true to himself as a batter and keeping the teams needs at heart ??? So good to watch his transformation in Test Match cricket #skillfull
— Robin John Peterson (@robbie13flair) July 3, 2022
A century of the highest quality from Jonny Bairstow. He has attacked without slogging, without losing his shape in shot-making and his timing has been exquisite.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) July 3, 2022
This is great viewing! Jonny Bairstow doing a Rishabh Pant ?? #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/X1eK9mbt4T
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) July 3, 2022
Jonny Bairstow's Strike Rate before Kohli's Sledging -: 21
Post Sledging – 150Pujara ki tarah khel rahe thhey, Kohli ne Pant banwa diya bewajah sledge karke #IndvsEng
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 3, 2022
The only other batsman I’ve seen with @jbairstow21 audacious dominance is Viv Richards #ENGvsIND
— simon hughes (@theanalyst) July 3, 2022
Is anyone in the world having as much fun as Jonny Bairstow is right now? #ENGvIND
— Melinda Farrell (@melindafarrell) July 3, 2022
Ain’t Jonny Bairstow in some fine fine form! ?? #ENGvIND
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) July 3, 2022
Don’t poke the Bear that is Johnny Bairstow again please……..
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) July 3, 2022
Third century in last four Test innings for #Bairstow and this one off 119 deliveries is the slowest of them all. #INDvENG
— Rahul Rawat (@rawatrahul9) July 3, 2022
Why do opposing teams keep making Jonny Bairstow angry lol, he gets 10x better.
Give him a gift basket each morning, let him know you’re having his car valeted while he’s batting. Anything to keep him happy ?
— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) July 3, 2022
Summer of Bairstow #ENGvsIND pic.twitter.com/VMy9KCxVtk
— Thomas Godfrey (@thomasgodfreyuk) July 3, 2022
He’s on ? @jbairstow21 ?????? pic.twitter.com/gF0xc8tJUA
— Chris Tremlett (@ChrisTremlett33) July 3, 2022
Has anyone ever played better over 3 consecutive Test matches .. Sure many have come close but I would argue @jbairstow21 is top of the list .. #ENGvIND
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) July 3, 2022
"Jonny Bairstow has looked the shadow of a player who was blasting everything against New Zealand. A totally different quality attack here." – Graeme Swann
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) July 2, 2022
Nice gesture from Virat Kohli after Bairstow completed the hundred. pic.twitter.com/jzdERD0HgG
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 3, 2022
Bairstow ? pic.twitter.com/EmtVNgQLaL
— Shivani (@meme_ki_diwani) July 3, 2022
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