Jonny Bairstow dropped as England's Bazball 2.0 era begins with radical overhaul

England have unveiled a radical shake-up of their Test side, axeing Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes and Jack Leach, and calling up three uncapped players.

Wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith is joined by two new seamers, Gus Atkinson and Dillon Pennington, for the forthcoming series against the West Indies, while spinner Shoaib Bashir has been preferred to his Somerset team-mate Leach in a changing of the guard. In what appears to a watershed moment for the team, and the first stage of Bazball 2.0, head coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes have carried out major surgery on their squad.

Durham’s Ollie Robinson, another attack-minded keeper who averages 82 in the Division One for Durham this season, can consider himself unlucky. The selection panel, chaired by director of cricket Rob Key, have also had to restructure the bowling group. With Stuart Broad retiring at the end of last summer and Anderson following close behind, they need to fill the gap left by two greats who boast a combined 1,304 Test wickets.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

The Yorkshire Post /  🏆 39. in UK

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

England set to call-up Jamie Smith ahead of Jonny Bairstow and Ben FoakesEngland are set to hand a debut to Surrey's Jamie Smith when they name the squad for the first Test against West Indies on Sunday.
Read more »

England set to call-up Jamie Smith ahead of Jonny Bairstow and Ben FoakesEngland are set to hand a debut to Surrey's Jamie Smith when they name the squad for the first Test against West Indies on Sunday.
Read more »

Wicketkeeper Jamie Smith set to replace Jonny Bairstow in England Test squadA top score of 38 in 10 innings against India has left Bairstow vulnerable.
Read more »

Wicketkeeper Jamie Smith set to replace Jonny Bairstow in England Test squadA top score of 38 in 10 innings against India has left Bairstow vulnerable.
Read more »

Trippier: England want to Bazball their way to Euros glory after Stokes’ visitGareth Southgate will hope the England captain's visit can help inspire the Three Lions to victory at the upcoming European Championship
Read more »

England's Euro 2024 dilemma: Protect a creaky defence or Bazball their way out of trouble?With worries over his defence and attacking players galore to choose from, England could go one of two ways at this summer's European Championship.
Read more »