Rory Burns has been labelled the "best opener in the country" by Surrey head coach Gareth Batty ahead of the new County Championship season.
Burns has played 32 Test matches for England and scored 1789 runs at an average of 30.32, but was recently dropped after a lean Ashes series. Against Australia, Burns managed just 77 runs at an average of 12.83 and was axed for the recent series against the West Indies.
However, since the start of 2015 England have handed Test debuts to 21 different batters and Burns is the only that averages more than 30 in Test cricket. And Batty believes Burns is well-placed to earn a recall this summer, describing him as "the best opener in the country".
