The Ashes 2023: Jonny Bairstow will have bit between his teeth at Headingley, says Joe Root

England batter Jonny Bairstow volition person the "bit betwixt his teeth" erstwhile the 3rd Ashes Test begins connected Wednesday.

Some of Bairstow's champion performances successful an England garment person travel erstwhile helium has been fired up, oregon arrived astatine a lucifer with a constituent to prove.

"Jonny does thrive disconnected things similar this," chap Yorkshireman Root said.

"I'm definite helium volition privation to entertain the section crowd. I deliberation it is acceptable up nicely for him, but you person inactive got to spell and bash it."

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Bairstow was stumped erstwhile helium near his crushed believing the shot to beryllium dead, and the implicit to person concluded, arsenic wicketkeeper Alex Carey threw astatine the stumps.

Root reiterated the presumption that England would person withdrawn the appeal. The fallout has included remark from some countries' premier ministers.

"I don't deliberation helium took it great," Root said. I don't deliberation anyone would they?

"He felt a spot hard done by. I don't deliberation anyone volition beryllium leaving their crease [this week]."

Bairstow responded to disapproval during England's 2019 World Cup triumph by hitting centuries against India and New Zealand, roared with emotion and deed retired astatine being "castigated" for getting injured after a ton successful Sri Lanka successful 2018 and past twelvemonth helium exploded into beingness aft a sledge from Virat Kohli to deed a ton against India.

"It brought the champion retired of him," Root said. "Let's anticipation it happens again.

"You tin stake your bottommost dollar helium volition person the spot betwixt his teeth."