The first chance of the first Investec Test against Pakistan at Lord’s to come England’s way, and he held it as a matter of course. But for Jonny Bairstow the noise of the ball slapping straight into the middle of his gloves must have sounded as sweet as the song of a nightingale. susceptible outside off stump early in his innings. A half-decent ball, a routine edge and even more routine catch to the wicketkeeper – nobody made much of a fuss about the dismissal of Shan Masood today, except to note that the left-hander is (and who isn’t?)
Source: The Times July 14, 2016 15:58 UTC