England batsman Jonny Bairstow can’t wait for the “biggest summer” of his cricket career to get underway with the World Cup this month but he also expects it to be the most grueling as the Ashes is lined up just a few weeks later.
The World Cup starting May 30 in the United Kingdom and the Ashes, against arch-rivals Australia, will start August 1.
“It is huge. It is the biggest summer I will ever be involved in. It is the biggest ever summer for English cricket, full stop,” he told The Daily Telegraph.
“A World Cup and an Ashes; it is going to be amazing. You dream of winning them. If you can’t dream about that and think what that is going to feel like then what is the point (of playing)?
“At the same time you know it is going be a grueling summer. Five Tests at the end of World Cup is going to be tough, mentally and physically,” he added.
