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Jonny Bairstow will make his comeback from injury for Yorkshire second XI against Nottinghamshire next week and will keep wicket for part of the game.<\/span><\/p>\n The England batter, 33, has been out since September with a broken leg.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Harry Brook has been in fine form for England in his absence, so keeping wicket could be his best route back into the team.<\/span><\/p>\n “We’ll go and have a look at him and see how he goes,” said Yorkshire coach Ottis Gibson.<\/span><\/p>\n “He’s had such a long lay-off, so it’s a fitness assessment for him to see what his capacity is and what he can do on the field in terms running around in the outfield or standing behind the stumps.<\/span><\/p>\n “He will probably do both to see which one he’s most comfortable with.”<\/span><\/p>\n Last month, Yorkshire director of cricket Darren Gough said Bairstow had indicated a desire to keep wicket when he makes his comeback.<\/span><\/p>\n When asked by BBC Sport about his imminent return to action last week, Bairstow said that request to keep wicket <\/span>was a “non-story”.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Bairstow has kept wicket for England in 49 of his 89 Tests, but in none of his past 11 dating back to 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n He added that he would “absolutely” be fit for the England’s one-off Test against Ireland in .June, with the Ashes series against Australia beginning later that month. <\/span><\/p>\n Bairstow was in fine form before his injury, sustained when slipping on a golf course, having scored 1,061 Test runs in 2022, including six centuries.<\/span><\/p>\n Yorkshire team-mate Brook has subsequently secured his place in the side with some fine innings of his own, meaning deposing current first-choice wicketkeeper Ben Foakes may be Bairstow’s best chance of returning to the side.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n