Harry Brook says Jonny Bairstow should go “straight back” into the England side when he has recovered from a broken leg and dislocated ankle.
Bairstow’s six hundreds is the most in Test cricket this year, despite him missing England’s last four matches.
Brook has made three centuries of his own since taking the place of his Yorkshire team-mate.
“Jonny is one of the best players, if not the best, in the world,” said 23-year-old Brook.
Bairstow was enjoying a stellar summer when he suffered an accidental fall…