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England Keep Faith With Jonny Bairstow In Squad For Fourth Ashes Test

England have kept faith with Jonny Bairstow as the wicketkeeper retained his place in a 14-man squad for next week's fourth Test against Australia. Bairstow has endured a difficult series behind the stumps, missing eight chances in the first three Tests. There have been calls for Surrey's Ben Foakes to replace Bairstow as wicketkeeper, but captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum remain supportive of the Yorkshire player. After winning the third Test in Leeds by three wickets on Sunday to keep their Ashes hopes alive, England have named the same group for next Wednesday's clash in Manchester.

"Pick A Fight With The Australians": Stuart Broad's Ashes 'Strategy' Is Bound To Leave Everyone Stunned

Since the controversial dismissal of England batter Jonny Bairstow in the second Ashes Test by Australia, the Ashes series has got a little heated up. Attacks from both sides followed. Though England lost the first two Tests, they won the third game as they ow trail 1-2 in the five-match contest. The fourth Ashes Test starts on July 19 and England will be eye to level the scores. During that match at Lord's, England fast bowler Stuart Broad could be seen sledging Australian players, particularly Aleax Carey, after the Bairstow incident. Broad said that it was a strategy. "It was such an important moment of that game at Lord's. I had to make sure that I was mentally switched on and able to do a job for Ben Stokes at the other end. Part of my strategy was to pick a fight with couple of Australians! So that I would not be focussing on too much technique and I would be focussing on the ball and make sure I stay there. Part of Ashes cricket, the rivalry, the history is very much a great battle out there. Both teams have been really stuck in this series. A lot of the players know each other really well. We lunch in the same room. It's not like there's a huge battle going on off the field," Broad said on Sky Sports.

England keep faith with Bairstow in squad for fourth Ashes Test

England have kept faith with Jonny Bairstow as the wicketkeeper retained his place in a 14-man squad for next week's fourth Test against Australia.

Three talking points after England's Ashes win over Australia

England's thrilling three-wicket win in the third Test at Headingley on Sunday kept the Ashes alive, with Ben Stokes's men now just 2-1 behind with two Tests to play.

Brendon McCullum Stumped! Headingley Guard Fails To Recognise England Coach, Denies Entry: Report

Trailing 0-2 in the five-match series, hosts England are currently squaring off against Australia in the third Ashes Test at Headingley in Leeds. The Ben Stokes-led side need nothing less than a win to keep their series hopes alive. However, ahead of the start of the third Test, a strange incident took place on the entrance of the stadium. According to a report in The Times UK, England head coach Brendon McCullum was denied entry into Headingley as he did not have a pass.

'CazBall Not Bazball': Australia Great Critical Of England's Ashes Approach

Legendary pacer Glenn McGrath has slammed England for playing casual cricket against Australia in the ongoing Ashes, sarcastically terming it as "CazBall" instead of "Bazball", the aggressive version of game associated with the Brendon McCullum coached side in recent times. England are down 0-2 after losing the first two Tests at the Edgbaston and the Lord's. The 53-year-old said he was initially in "two minds" over the dismissal of Jonny Bairstow, which has divided the cricketing world with many, including skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum, calling it contrary to the 'spirit of the game'.

Ben Stokes Wants To 'Move On' From Jonny Bairstow Furore

England captain Ben Stokes insisted on Wednesday it was time "everyone moved on" from Jonny Bairstow's controversial dismissal in the second Ashes Test at Lord's. Australia won the match by 43 runs to go 2-0 up in the five-match series despite Stokes's stunning 155. But his on-field heroics were overshadowed by the extraordinary fall-out from Bairstow's unusual exit. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese have even traded verbal bouncers over the issue, which started when Bairstow was given out stumped by opposing wicketkeeper Alex Carey during what the England batsman thought was a break in play.

Stokes wants to 'move on' from Bairstow furore

England captain Ben Stokes insisted on Wednesday it was time "everyone moved on" from Jonny Bairstow's controversial dismissal in the second Ashes Test at Lord's.

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England Keep Faith With Jonny Bairstow In Squad For Fourth Ashes Test

"Pick A Fight With The Australians": Stuart Broad's Ashes 'Strategy' Is Bound To Leave Everyone Stunned

England keep faith with Bairstow in squad for fourth Ashes Test

Three talking points after England's Ashes win over Australia

Brendon McCullum Stumped! Headingley Guard Fails To Recognise England Coach, Denies Entry: Report

'CazBall Not Bazball': Australia Great Critical Of England's Ashes Approach

Ben Stokes Wants To 'Move On' From Jonny Bairstow Furore

Stokes wants to 'move on' from Bairstow furore