{"id":911879,"date":"2026-10-01T05:38:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T05:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/911879\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T05:38:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T05:38:32","slug":"england-villain-jonny-bairstow-not-sweating-australian-reception-in-bbl-foray-with-the-renegades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/911879\/","title":{"rendered":"England villain Jonny Bairstow not sweating Australian reception in BBL foray with the Renegades"},"content":{"rendered":"

Englishman Jonny Bairstow is walking into traditional enemy territory, signing up for a summer in Australia\u2019s Big Bash League<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Melbourne Renegades<\/a> have added the two-time World Cup winner and 100-Test veteran to their squad for BBL|16.<\/p>\n

The Yorkshireman will be best known to Australian cricket fans for being controversially stumped when wandering out of his crease believing the ball was dead in the second Ashes Test at Lord\u2019s in 2023.<\/p>\n

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Bairstow, now 37, hasn\u2019t played in Australia since but is ready to embrace the inevitable talk about the infamous Ashes moment upon his return.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was (three) years ago now … there\u2019s a lot of water that\u2019s passed under that bridge,\u201d he told cricket.com.au in an interview from his home.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s obviously still talked about … but it should be great fun, and I\u2019m sure it will be taken in the right way.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"EnglishmanEnglishman Jonny Bairstow has signed with the Renegades for this year\u2019s BBL tournament. Credit: @TheRenegades\/Instagram\"TheThe controversial Englishman knows how to get under the skin of the Aussies. Credit: AAP<\/p>\n

The swashbuckling wicket-keeper batsman was a member of England\u2019s touring side that thumped Australia 4-1 in a 2017\/18 ODI series.<\/p>\n

He scored two of his 12 Test centuries in Australia but only won the Ashes on home soil in 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s been some great battles, hasn\u2019t there, over many years in all formats,\u201d Bairstow said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that, first and foremost, Australian fans enjoy people that get stuck in that are very passionate about playing cricket and want to win, and that\u2019s something that wholeheartedly I can say that I\u2019ve done over my career, and that doesn\u2019t stop.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reaction from the Renegades fans I\u2019m sure will be pretty good, and by the other fans as well, there will be some fun along the way, there\u2019s bound to be, but that\u2019s part and parcel of playing as an overseas in the Big Bash.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bairstow lost his spot in England\u2019s Test side after reaching 100 caps and his last appearance for the national team came in a T20 World Cup semi-final defeat to India in 2024.<\/p>\n

He follows Ben Stokes into the BBL, with the former English captain joining the Adelaide Strikers after his sudden retirement from international cricket in June.<\/p>\n

Bairstow signed with the Melbourne Stars in 2020 but pulled out after England recalled him for two-Test tour of Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n

He has maintained an interest in the Australian T20 league from afar, with matches shown in the morning back home.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always been something on the radar to try and come and play in,\u201d Bairstow said.<\/p>\n

Bairstow will reconnect with Renegades captain Will Sutherland after the pair played for Yorkshire in the 2025 T20 Blast.<\/p>\n

Renegades head coach Luke Ronchi hailed Bairstow as one of the most damaging white-ball batters in world cricket over a long period.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s played 100 Test matches, won World Cups and performed in some of the biggest games and competitions around the world,\u201d Ronchi said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat experience is incredibly valuable to our group.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Renegades, whose licence Cricket Australia plans to sell in full to private investors, won their sole BBL title in 2018\/19 and have only featured in the top four once in the eight-team competition\u2019s last seven seasons.<\/p>\n

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