England and Yorkshire wicket-keeper batter Jonny Bairstow is a worried man and understandably so. The 36-year-old and his family had recently travelled to Dubai for a holiday and now find themselves stranded in the country. A series of missile and drone attacks from Iran has put Dubai into a state of uncertainty this week.
England's 'A' squad, also known as the England Lions are also stranded in Dubai and the squad's head coach Andrew Flintoff is also stuck along with his squad of prodigies. Bairstow's social media post gained traction when he reached out for help and it was assumed that he was travelling with the Lions squad.
"We haven’t had any communication post flight getting cancelled," wrote Bairstow
"Tried the lines of communication but nothing. Could someone please be in contact."
England Lions were scheduled to play the Pakistan Shaheens (Pakistan's A side) in Dubai and their squad was camping to prepare for the upcoming assignment. However, that has now been postponed indefinitely due to the extreme volatility of the environment in Dubai at the moment. There is no update regarding Lions' travel to get back home.
Meanwhile, on Monday (March 2), Bairstow took to social media again and revealed that his post wasn't on behalf of the Lions team and revealed that he needed help for his family.
"For those writing that I’m with the England Lions team… I am not," wrote Bairstow on X.
"I am with my young family in Dubai…sure the England Lions security staff will be doing all they can to get them out of Abu Dhabi but I am trying to keep my family safe and get us out of here!!"
