On another day the redhead would have had the Test headlines to himself against South Africa but Ben Stokes ensured his team-mate took in the milestoneFlame-haired and standing tall,front leg cleared before dispatching South Africas bowlers to the rope at will, this was the crescendo to the batsman’s finest innings for the whites of England. This was Jonny Bairstow.
The correct-hander was joining the fun at the finish of a record-breaking and jaw-dropping sixth-wicket partnership of 399 runs with Ben Stokes, and finally matching the destruction being wreaked at the other finish by cruising from 100 to his unbeaten 150 in 30 deliveries.
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Source: theguardian.com