Jonny shoulders a heavy burden

BAIRSTOW INJURY SCARE AS KIWIS LEVEL SERIES

- Dean Wilson

ENGLAND coughed up a 2-0 lead against New Zealand to square the four-match T20 series 2-2 after another onesided contest.

The home side frittered away the lightning start given to them by Jonny Bairstow with the bat to post an under par 175-8 that was easily overhauled with 16 balls to spare at Trent Bridge.

And with Bairstow failing to take to the field due to pain in his right shoulder, it capped an underwhelming few days for the world champions.

Management are said not to be too worried about Bairstow's shoulder but on the eve of a World Cup it is a concern that the Player of the Series has a different part of his body causing him discomfort rather than his left leg.