“That's why he's in this team” – Fans erupt as Jonny Bairstow smashes unbeaten 99 off 81 balls in 4th Ashes Test

England wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow starred with the bat in the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford in Manchester on Friday, July 21. The right-handed batter smashed unbeaten 99 runs off 81 balls, including four sixes and 10 boundaries, to respond to his critics. Even though Bairstow missed out on his well-deserved ton, he helped the hosts lead by 275 runs after the first innings as England were bundled out for 592 in 107.4 overs.Bairstow came in when England 437/5. The Yorkshire batter shared a 47-run partnership with Harry Brook for the sixth wicket and then added 66 runs for the last wicket with James Anderson.England Cricket@englandcricketHeartbreakingly cruel Jimmy Anderson is out LBW, leaving Jonny Bairstow stranded at the non-strikers end on *.Incredible knock, @JBairstow21 We lead Australia by . #EnglandCricket | #Ashes pic.twitter.com/czthZq7GKB3295193Heartbreakingly cruel 💔 Jimmy Anderson is out LBW, leaving Jonny Bairstow stranded at the non-strikers end on 9⃣9⃣*.Incredible knock, @JBairstow21 👏 We lead Australia by 2⃣7⃣5⃣. #EnglandCricket | #Ashes pic.twitter.com/czthZq7GKBWith his 99*, Bairstow also returned to form after scoring 20, 16, 10, 12, and 5 in his last five innings. The 33-year-old, though, had scored 78 in the opening Ashes Test at Edgbaston.Fans on Twitter hailed Jonny Bairstow for his unbeaten 99, which helped England take a 275-run lead. One user tweeted:&quot;Who cares about the three figures anyway?! THAT was magnificent from Jonny Bairstow. That's why he's in this team.&quot;Dre Harrison@Dre_WTF1Who cares about the three figures anyway?! THAT was magnificent from Jonny Bairstow. That's why he's in this team. #Ashes41Who cares about the three figures anyway?! THAT was magnificent from Jonny Bairstow. That's why he's in this team. #AshesHere are some more Twitter reactions to Bairstow's innings:Jack@jack_2831Jonny Bairstow waiting for Jimmy Anderson later pic.twitter.com/15dhS2pVEs7310Jonny Bairstow waiting for Jimmy Anderson later pic.twitter.com/15dhS2pVEsgottobeabetterseason🙏🏻@mick197811Jonny Bairstow is absolute class, to anyone who has doubted him I hope they have just watched the last hour of him completely taking the piss out of the Aussies in every way. What a knock.4Jonny Bairstow is absolute class, to anyone who has doubted him I hope they have just watched the last hour of him completely taking the piss out of the Aussies in every way. What a knock.Moiz Hussain🇵🇰@codewithmoizThis is what Jonny Bairstow can do. He can hurt you in a way no other batter in the world can. Simply outstanding cricketer. Missed out on a well deserve 100.#ENGvAUS #Ashes23 pic.twitter.com/y0Tj8fqkJPThis is what Jonny Bairstow can do. He can hurt you in a way no other batter in the world can. Simply outstanding cricketer. Missed out on a well deserve 100.#ENGvAUS #Ashes23 pic.twitter.com/y0Tj8fqkJPLee Clarke@Clarkey_No1Extraordinary Jonny Bairstow! Gutted no ton but great knock. #TheAshes20236Extraordinary Jonny Bairstow! Gutted no ton but great knock. 👏#TheAshes2023Agyani Writer@Agyanii_writerThe ashesThe Jonny Bairstow #CricketTwitter #Ashes23 #englandcricket @englandcricket1The ashesThe Jonny Bairstow #CricketTwitter #Ashes23 #englandcricket @englandcricket⚒ The Boleyn Boys ⚒@The_BoleynBoysJonny Bairstow unreal 🏼🏼🏼8Jonny Bairstow unreal 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Shivam Pathak@_ShivamPathak99* for Jonny Bairstow, desperately unlucky but what an innings. Incredible all round and it may be enough to win by an innings99* for Jonny Bairstow, desperately unlucky but what an innings. Incredible all round and it may be enough to win by an inningsAimee Large@AimeeLarge8Poor Jonny Bairstow, 99 not out, but still what an innings! Poor Jonny Bairstow, 99 not out, but still what an innings! 😍Matt@Matt_Walker96Absolutely ridiculous batting effort from England. That is the reason Jonny Bairstow cannot be dropped from this England team 🏻🏻 #ENGvAUS1Absolutely ridiculous batting effort from England. That is the reason Jonny Bairstow cannot be dropped from this England team 👏🏻👏🏻 #ENGvAUSRob Kerr@Rob80sKerrJonny Bairstow...just WOW 🏏#TheAshes #BazballJonny Bairstow...just WOW 🏏👏👏#TheAshes #BazballZak Crawley and Jonny Bairstow shine as England frustrate Australia in 1st innings of 4th Ashes TestA clinical batting performance from Zak Crawley and Jonny Bairstow helped England dominate Australia in the first innings. Crawley top scored with 189 runs off 182 balls, including three sixes and 21 boundaries. Joe Root (84), Harry Brook (61), Moeen Ali (54), and captain Ben Stokes (51) also came up with valuable contributions.ICC@ICCJonny Bairstow remains stranded on 99 as England are all out. #WTC25 | #ENGvAUS | bit.ly/43ucaFf pic.twitter.com/5jl6IPxCLD118043Jonny Bairstow remains stranded on 99 as England are all out. #WTC25 | #ENGvAUS | 📝 bit.ly/43ucaFf pic.twitter.com/5jl6IPxCLDJosh Hazlewood starred with the ball for Australia, returning with figures of 5/126 while Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green settled for two wickets apiece. Australian captain Pat Cummins also ended up with a solitary dismissal, dismissing his England counterpart Ben Stokes.Earlier on Day 2, Chris Woakes’ fifer helped the hosts bundle out Australia for 317. Stuart Broad also scalped two wickets to reach the historic milestone of 600 wickets in Tests.Click here to follow the 4th Ashes Test live score updates.

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