• Bairstow will keep wicket despite Foakes being fit
• Denly at No 3, Wood in for Curran or Stokes
Keaton Jennings has been given the chance to resurrect his international career as the chief beneficiary of England’s decision to restore Jonny Bairstow to his favoured wicketkeeping position for the third Test against West Indies.
Bairstow kept during last week’s 10-wicket defeat in Antigua after Ben Foakes was struck on the hand by Shannon Gabriel in England’s first innings. But though Foakes is now fully fit and has trained during the lead-up to the St Lucia Test, Joe Root and Trevor Bayliss have opted to leave him out for tactical reasons.
Written by Ali Martin in St Lucia
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/feb/08/keaton-jennings-england-ben-foakes-third-test-west-indies under the title “Keaton Jennings returns as England sacrifice Ben Foakes in tactical rejig”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
