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    "excerpt": "Dubai, Aug 24 (CRICKETNMORE):  England head coach Trevor Bayliss on Friday said that wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow, who broke his finger in the third Test, might play the upcoming match against India as a specialist batsman. England are leading the five",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Dubai, Aug 24 (CRICKETNMORE):<\/strong> &nbsp;England head coach Trevor Bayliss on Friday said that wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow, who broke his finger in the third Test, might play the upcoming match against India as a specialist batsman.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>England are leading the five match Test series 2-1 with the fourth match starting on August 30.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Bairstow injured his finger while keeping the wickets in India&#39;s second innings and after that Jos Buttler kept the wickets, according to the ICC statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Despite the injury, Bairstow came into bat in the second innings but was clean bowled by pacer Jasprit Bumrah on the very first ball.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I think keeping in the next game will probably be the most difficult (for Bairstow). We&#39;ve got to check with the medical guys in the next few days. They are suggesting he may not be able to keep but might be able to bat. We&#39;ll have to see how it responds,&quot; Bayliss was quoted as saying by ICC website.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>If England team management includes Bairstow as a specialist batsman, Ollie Pope, who made his debut in the last match might play down the order, which is his place in the domestic circuit.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Commenting on that order of play, the coach said: &quot; &quot;He&#39;s (Pope) batted no higher than six for Surrey so it was a big ask to come into international cricket and bat four but the short times he&#39;s been at the crease showed that he might be a good international cricketer,&quot; Bayliss said.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;We would have probably liked to have started him off down a bit lower but the hole was at No.4. Obviously, Jonny is an option there as well which might allow Ollie to drop a little lower. These are all things we&#39;ve discussed.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Commenting on the prospect of Buttler keeping wicket in the fourth Test, Bayliss said: &quot;Jos will have to do some hard work as well. He&#39;s been keeping a lot in one-day cricket but keeping 100 overs a day can be difficult, day after day, Test after Test. There are other options out there as well.&quot;<\/p>\r\n",
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