Jonny Bairstow endured a marathon journey to rejoin England's crusade in India – including a seven-hour bus transfer with no comfort breaks.
To comply with social distancing and Covid-secure protocols, Bairstow's return to the Test squad, from which he was jettisoned with indecent haste last month, was a complex tale of planes, banes and automobiles.
The bristling Yorkshire batsman detailed his 24-hour test of endurance – across India, across time zones and with crossed legs – ahead of next week's day-night pink ball third Test.
With the series level at 1-1, and England's batsmen befuddled by spin, 31-year-old Bairstow is expected to be parachuted back into the top three in Ahmedabad.
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