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Bat Deep Since Teams Exploit Home Conditions: England Opener Rory Burns

By IANS News January 28, 2021 • 20:34 PM View: 1240

England opener Rory Burns said that their job will be to bat deep and provide a platform for the middle-order to rack up a big first-innings score and drive the game forward during their upcoming Test series in India.

England, in particular, has had a tough time over the last three years with opening batting. They have tried 11 opening batsmen with Burns being the most successful of them with 1233 runs in the period. Dominic Sibley is the second best with 748 runs in the period. However, none of the openers have an average of over 40 in the period other than Jack Leach who is actually a bowler and opened in just two innings.

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