Rory Burns News

Some fans were left fuming at yet another under-par showing from Rory Burns and made their feelings known by sharing memes on Twitter.

England were reduced to 12/2. Dawid Malan and captain Joe Root battled hard to make sure England suffered no further losses before play was suspended due to bad weather. England were 17 for 2 at stumps on Day 2, trailing Australia by 456 runs.

Joe Root backed Jack Leach and Rory Burns to bounce back from dismal Ashes performances, as star all-rounder Ben Stokes declared himself fit to carry the fight to Australia.

England also lost the wickets of Dawid Malan, Joe Root and Ben Stokes in the first session and went into lunch in day 1 at 59/4.

Australia vs England: England's start to the first Ashes Test went from bad to worse as Josh Hazlewood picked up the wicket of number 3 Dawid Malan soon after. But the biggest shock came when the paceman sent back captain Root for a duck to leave England at 11/3.

Ashes 2021: Confidence is high in the England camp that they can regain the title, with opening batsman Rory Burns saying Sunday the return of the talismanic Ben Stokes has provided a "massive boost" for the squad.

India vs England: England openers Haseeb Hameed and Rory Burns made a confident start after an indomitable Shardul Thakur and a calm Rishabh Pant ensured a 367-run lead for India as the fourth Test entered an engrossing home stretch.

India vs England: Captain Joe Root's third hundred in as many Tests against India took his side closer to a series-levelling win with England placed at 423-8 at Stumps on the second day of the third Test in Leeds.

India vs England: Pacer James Anderson ripped through the top order as India collapsed to 78 all out in the third Test at Headingley before openers Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed capped a near-perfect first day for England.

England vs India: Tensions flared between both teams as India wrapped up a dramatic Test win at Lord's to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series against England.