Jonny Bairstow calls out fan abuse at SCG: "When people overstep the mark they need to be told"

WATCH: In the incident, which was captured on video, the individual can be heard to shout "take your jumper off Bairstow, lose some weight Bairstow, you're fat"

Jonny Bairstow used teatime badmouthing from a fan at the SCG as extra motivation as he registered his first Test ton since 2018.

Bairstow was leaving the field with Ben Stokes after the second session on day three of the fourth Test when he was barracked by an Australian supporter.

In the incident, which was captured on video, the individual can be heard to shout "take your jumper off Bairstow, lose some weight Bairstow, you're fat".

^{Jonny Bairstow stops to respond to abuse from a fan at the SCG (screenshot/Sydney Morning Herald)}

The England batsman turned to face the crowd and called out the abuse, saying: "Pal, that's right just turn around and walk away. Weak as piss".

After the break, Bairstow made sure the spectator in question was left to rue his words.

Playing through the pain of being struck on the thumb by Pat Cummins, the Yorkshireman was unbeaten on 103 at the close. 

It was his first red-ball three-figure score for his country since he made 110 against Sri Lanka more than three years ago, a run constituting 38 innings.

"It was just a bit of bad-mouthing from the crowd, it's not the greatest, and it's not needed," Bairstow said after play.

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"We're out there trying to do our jobs, people are out there enjoying the day's cricket. Unfortunately, sometimes you have people who overstep the mark.

"I think it's important to stand up for ourselves because if we're not standing up for ourselves as well then we can cop it, especially when people overstep the mark they need to be told."

Local media reported that three people were ejected from the stadium, with no charges laid.

"It'd have been nicer if we were there giving it when we walked off at the end, wouldn't it?" Bairstow said.

"Unfortunately, they weren't there at the end, they missed the end of a fantastic day of Test cricket."

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