“Take Bairstow out of the firing line”: Cook urges England to keep out-of-form batsman on the bench. cricket news

Former captain Alastair Cook has urged England to leave out wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow from the Ranchi Test against India in a bid to “protect the player” following a poor performance in the series. Bairstow, playing as a specialist batsman, has faced poor performance in the current five-match series. He averages 17.00 with scores of 0, 4, 25, 26, 37 and 10 in six innings. “I’m taking him out of the firing line for the player’s safety because I think he’s had a tough tour so far and India is a tough place to be on the treadmill,” Cook told TNT Sport. Is.”

“I’m not saying he’ll never play Test cricket again, but it’s good to have someone who is fresh from the results of this series so far,” he said.

Cook favored Dan Lawrence to replace Bairstow as the all-rounder will land in Ranchi without any baggage.

“When you are not scoring, some bowlers put pressure and pace on you, so I would give Dan Lawrence a chance.” However, another former captain Michael Atherton feels that the England team management will continue to back Bairstow to perform well.

“(Bairstow) has been so central to this project that I don’t think they’re going to drop him now at a critical juncture,” Atherton said on ‘Sky Sports Cricket Podcast’.

England is behind 1-2 in the series.

Rest Anderson and Wood in Ranchi, bring in Robinson and Atkinson

India have decided to rest fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah from the fourth Test and Cook feels the tourists should do the same with their fast bowlers James Anderson and Mark Wood, who have played two matches each.

The final match is to be played in Dharamshala, where conditions at high altitude are known to favor fast bowlers.

Cook said, “I think James Anderson and Mark Wood will be very effective in the cold conditions of Dharamshala, so I am removing them from the attack because they have bowled a lot of overs in a short period of time.”

He called for the inclusion of Ollie Robinson and the uncapped Gus Atkinson.

“The two guys I’m bringing in are Ollie Robinson and Gus Atkinson – we’ve not seen Gus in a Test match before, but everyone I’ve spoken to about him thinks he can do well .

“We’ve seen a lot of Ollie Robinson, who’s got great skill and great control. He’ll give the control that Anderson gives, while Atkinson gives that freshness. Both will be raring to go.” Atherton also feels England will opt to refresh their bowling attack by resting the 41-year-old Anderson.

Atherton said, “My gut tells me they would freshen up the bowling, they could bring Robinson in for Anderson and think about Atkinson for Wood.”

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