“Having Jonny with us at Yorkshire would be transformational, he improves everything we do on and off the field, but he still has ambitions to play for England,” McGrath told the PA news agency.
Bairstow is understood to be extremely frustrated at missing out on that opportunity while still being overlooked by England, but still harbours hopes of being picked up as a replacement player in the Indian Premier League – which enjoys a unique status with the ECB.
Having Jonny with us at Yorkshire would be transformational, he improves everything we do on and off the field, but he still has ambitions to play for England.
Jonny Bairstow is not ready to accept his status as England’s forgotten man and remains determined to revive his international career, according to his Yorkshire coach Anthony McGrath.
An injury to Jacob Bethell ahead of the Champions Trophy might have opened the door for a player whose powerful hitting helped England to World Cup glory in 2019 but despite a dreadful run of results in India the selectors instead brought another wicketkeeper-batter, Tom Banton, in from the cold.
