After missing out against South Africa four years ago , Bairstow endured a torrid series in Australia - .
He was not the only one as England lost the Ashes 5 - 0 - and then spent a spell in the Test wilderness before dislodging Jos Buttler last summer .
After missing out against South Africa four years ago , Bairstow endured a torrid series in Australia - although he was not the only one as England lost the Ashes 5 - 0 - and then spent a spell in the Test wilderness before dislodging Jos Buttler last summer .