I played fly-half in rugby, so I could influence the game, and midfield in hockey too. So it is part of my sporting DNA to want to be in the game at all times, to affect what is going on.… — Jonny Bairstow Copy Share Image
As a young kid you stay up late to watch the Ashes, getting told off for not being in bed, and dream of making… — Jonny Bairstow Copy Share Image
I was a fortnight away from my 16th birthday when the fabled 2005 Ashes series ended. My hero-worship throughout it belonged to Ian Bell… — Jonny Bairstow Copy Share Image
A hundred for England is special and there's a lot of emotion and a lot of hard work involved in getting back on the… — Jonny Bairstow Copy Share Image
If your game is to take everything on then you have to stick with that and if it's your game to get out of… — Jonny Bairstow Copy Share Image
In an Ashes series you have to adapt quickly to the conditions and your rivals. If you don't, you get found out. — Jonny Bairstow Copy Share Image
If you can't motivate yourself to get up and play in front of 30,000-40,000 people, then you're not in the right job. — Jonny Bairstow Copy Share Image
Well, I grew up in a certain way, through the experiences that I had, so I don't know how I would have turned out… — Jonny Bairstow Copy Share Image
My mum thinks I get my determination and resilience from my dad. I think it comes mostly from her. — Jonny Bairstow Copy Share Image
The great risk of being alive is always that something can happen to you - or to someone you dearly love - at any… — Jonny Bairstow Copy Share Image
I've not given up my keeping, I want to make that very, very clear. I'm still working hard on my keeping and it's something… — Jonny Bairstow Copy Share Image
I've always tried to honour my dad and what he did for Yorkshire, which for him frequently meant putting the county's cause before his… — Jonny Bairstow Copy Share Image
