On Thursday, the English opener, Rory Burns asserted that it’s pretty hard to get used to the bowling angels of the Indian seamer, Jasprit Bumrah. India and England will be locking horns with each other for four Tests, three ODIs, and five T20Is. The first two games of the 4-Test series will be played in Chennai before the cricketers move to Ahmedabad for the last couple of Tests. 

Talking about the same during a virtual press conference, Rory Burns said, “Bumrah is quite a hard man to prepare for, isn’t he? He is obviously unique in terms of how he comes and bowls. It would just be about working those angles. I saw the recent series between India and Australia and they are in a pretty handy form, not necessarily their first playing XI at different points, but still, they managed to get over the line.”

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Burns also said that there wouldn’t be high expectations from the spin duo of Dom Bess and Jack Leach to perform in the India series, rather they should just aim to perform to the best of their ability. He also added that the pitches in India might be a little pace friendly looking at the likes of Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, and Mohammed Siraj.

Elaborating the same, Burns said, “I do not think Dom Bess and Jack Leach would be putting any expectations on themselves. They would go about their business, they were fortunate to be bowling in Sri Lanka which got them into their groove, it’s just about switching their skills, I think they both have been here on different tours. The pitches might be a little seam friendly early on looking at India’s seam attack.”

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England’s touring contingent arrived in Chennai on Wednesday and they have been undergoing quarantine. Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, and Rory Burns arrived earlier as the trio did not play the Test series against Sri Lanka. The visitors recently whitewashed Sri Lanka in the two-match Test series this month.