Trevor Bayliss has said Ben Foakes will definitely be Englands wicketkeeper for the tour to West Indies.
Foakes featured in all three Tests against Sri Lanka, playing a key role as England clinched a historic whitewash victory.
The Surrey man was handed his international debut in Galle after Jonny Bairstow was ruled out of the opening match because of an ankle injury.
Bairstow returned to the side for the final Test but played as a specialist batsman as Foakes kept hold of the gloves.
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England face the Windies in a three-Test series starting on January 23 and Bayliss expects Foakes to be the teams wicketkeeper.
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Even Jos Buttler wants to keep but the way Foakesy has gone in this series I think he will definitely be there for the next one, Bayliss told Sky Sports.
Asked about Bairstows desire to win back the gloves, Bayliss said: We dont want to put any undue pressure on other people.
But it does keep guys in the team on their toes. Its a good thing in the long run to have depth and competition.
Since Ive been here, every time Jonny has had a challenge thrown at him he has been able to come out and score some runs.
The trick for us is to come up with a challenge every time he goes out to bat!
He has got the goods [to bat at No. 3]. The challenge for him will be at home on seaming wickets but he has certainly got the talent to master that as well.
Englands Australian head coach also backed openers Keaton Jennings and Rory Burns to take the team forward in the next couple of years.
Jennings averaged over 46 and scored a century in the 3-0 series victory, while Burns showed signs of his potential after a fine season for Surrey.
Were a way from having cemented those spots down, Bayliss added.
They have done enough to be on that tour and play some more Test cricket over there.
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At this level, its about runs and wickets, so it will be up to them to do the hard work and make big scores.
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Trevor Bayliss has said Ben Foakes will definitely be Englands wicketkeeper for the tour to West Indies.
Foakes featured in all three Tests against Sri Lanka, playing a key role as England clinched a historic whitewash victory.
The Surrey man was handed his international debut in Galle after Jonny Bairstow was ruled out of the opening match because of an ankle injury.
Bairstow returned to the side for the final Test but played as a specialist batsman as Foakes kept hold of the gloves.
More: Cricket
England face the Windies in a three-Test series starting on January 23 and Bayliss expects Foakes to be the teams wicketkeeper.
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Even Jos Buttler wants to keep but the way Foakesy has gone in this series I think he will definitely be there for the next one, Bayliss told Sky Sports.
Asked about Bairstows desire to win back the gloves, Bayliss said: We dont want to put any undue pressure on other people.
But it does keep guys in the team on their toes. Its a good thing in the long run to have depth and competition.
Since Ive been here, every time Jonny has had a challenge thrown at him he has been able to come out and score some runs.
The trick for us is to come up with a challenge every time he goes out to bat!
He has got the goods [to bat at No. 3]. The challenge for him will be at home on seaming wickets but he has certainly got the talent to master that as well.
Englands Australian head coach also backed openers Keaton Jennings and Rory Burns to take the team forward in the next couple of years.
Jennings averaged over 46 and scored a century in the 3-0 series victory, while Burns showed signs of his potential after a fine season for Surrey.
Were a way from having cemented those spots down, Bayliss added.
They have done enough to be on that tour and play some more Test cricket over there.
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At this level, its about runs and wickets, so it will be up to them to do the hard work and make big scores.
More: Cricket
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