Ahead of the second Test at Lord’s, England batsman Jonny Bairstow showered rich praise on Jasprit Bumrah, saying that the Indian speedster possesses “amazing skills” for all three formats.

Bumrah had a great outing in the opening Test at Trent Bridge, which ended in a draw due to relentless rain on the final day. He returned with nine scalps in the game, including a five-wicket haul in England’s second innings.

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“Well, I can’t tell you all the discussions (about Bumrah), look we know that Bumrah has got amazing skills, doesn’t he?” Bairstow said in a con-call arranged by broadcaster Sony on Tuesday (August 10).

Bumrah had copped heavy criticism for going wicket-less in the WTC final against New Zealand, but made a roaring comeback in the first Test.

“With his action, he (Bumrah) varies on the crease as to where his delivery points are, and we all know as well and he (is) slightly different in his action with his run up and then just his action in general,” said Bairstow.

“We also got to give him (Bumrah) credit, he is a world class bowler, isn’t it, we have seen that in the IPL, we have seen that in white-ball cricket for India and also in red-ball cricket.”

According to Jonny Bairstow, who registered scores of 29 and 30 in the first Test, his approach against the Indian pacers would depend on the pitches.

“It depends on the pitch, if it is sunny or cloudy, I think we saw in that first Test conditions changed with overheads and when the floodlights came on, when it was sunny, they changed again.

“It is difficult to say this is my approach, I can’t see a change in too much from the last game. I have not played a lot of red ball cricket recently due to the scheduling and everything like that, if I continue the process and every-thing I did in this first Test, then that is the kind of approach I want to go with,” he remarked.

Bairstow, 31, feels adaptability is the key to get success in Test cricket.

“It is quite an open-ended question. The strengths of the Indian bowling attack, whether or not you play in England, or in India, you look at a different type of ball.

“When playing in India compared to England, you have different types of pitches, that we saw in Ahmedabad and Chennai, for instance, so they are naturally different and need different skill-sets.

“So, look adaptability is the key when it comes to test cricket in general in conditions and being adaptable is more important.”

(With PTI inputs)