England’s Jonny Bairstow transforms from butt of jokes into Ashes centurion | Ali Martin

In the city where his bizarre first contact with Australia’s Cameron Bancroft occurred, the England wicketkeeper used his head to score 119 and earn the Waca’s acclaimFrom being the butt of the jokes in Brisbane to knocking his head against his helmet three times in celebration, Jonny Bairstow’s hundred on the second day at the Waca was not only his finest Ashes moment to date but also a touch of catharsis for England’s wicketkeeper.Every century has meaning for Bairstow.