Jonny Bairstow

When I came into the Yorkshire academy I was christened Bluey almost immediately.

— Jonny Bairstow

Yorkshire knew how important Scarborough was for me. So I was awarded my county cap there in 2011. That first cap is…

— Jonny Bairstow

Who says we can't win the World Cup and the Ashes in the same year? Oh yes we can. It all goes…

— Jonny Bairstow

The 20th anniversary of my dad David's death coincided with my 50th Test cap and for it to be my mum Janet's…

— Jonny Bairstow

When my dad died, I was eight. Becky was seven. My mum had cancer, the first of two bouts that she's fought…

— Jonny Bairstow

It's all well and good when it's going good and people have an opinion on how well you're playing, but it's the…

— Jonny Bairstow

I was only ever briefly angry with my dad for leaving us. It happened shortly after his death, when things were at…

— Jonny Bairstow

I've been involved in a couple of atrocious World Cups.

— Jonny Bairstow

We're a special family and it's just that Dad's life was taken away from us far too early. Everywhere you go around…

— Jonny Bairstow

The place closest to my dad's heart, unequivocally his favourite, was Scarborough. To him it was the epitome of the English coast,…

— Jonny Bairstow

You think of what might have been different if dad had been around, or how I might have turned out as a…

— Jonny Bairstow

My dad passed on his cricketing talent. My mum has enabled me to use it.

— Jonny Bairstow

When Dad passed away, grandpa took on that mantle of teaching me how to tackle at football or taking me and mum…

— Jonny Bairstow

People don't actually see what's gone on behind the scenes - the hard work, when you're doing your rehab, when you're sleeping…

— Jonny Bairstow

I've been through practices during which I've felt as though medieval torture would have been easier.

— Jonny Bairstow

You look at the challenges that have been put in front of me as a cricketer over a period of time. There…

— Jonny Bairstow

I've learnt a lot about Dad from going around the world and listening to other people. Whether I've been in Australia, the…

— Jonny Bairstow

My dad is never far from my thoughts. A place, a game, an incident somewhere or an unexpected word from someone can…

— Jonny Bairstow

No one saw me cry over my dad's death for almost nine years. I hid what I felt, bottling up my emotions…

— Jonny Bairstow