Many thanks to those of you who voted in my latest poll and now the results are in I can confirm that there’s not much to choose between the contenders. I can also confirm that it won’t be the man in the above image donning the gloves!
33% of voters plumped for Yorkshire’s Jonny Bairstow to don the gloves in New Zealand. I’m sure that some will want him to use the disappointment of being dropped from the Test side to fire him up in the T20Is and potentially retake the Test gloves come the tour of South Africa.
33% also went for uncapped Somerset star Tom Banton. Banton lit up English county cricket last year and has already earned some franchise gigs for the winter that lies ahead. It’ll be interesting to see how his role in a team be it county, franchise or international and his career as a whole pan out in this ever-changing cricket landscape.
17% of you want Kent captain Sam Billings to keep wicket which may be appropriate because 17 sounds like the kind of score he might make! There’s lots of competition for top order batting slots. Will Billings get one let alone get the gloves?
17% of you also want to see the gloves shared around between Bairstow, Banton and Billings during the T20I series in Aotearoa.
Many thanks once again and look out for my next poll soon.
Disclaimer: Admittedly six votes is a small sample size. Be sure to share the link to my next poll with all your friends. Thank you!
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