England's Rory Burns may have ground his way to a valuable 81 on the first day of the second Test against New Zealand at Edgbaston on Thursday but what really impressed the opener was team-mate Dan Lawrence's brisk fifty. Burns batted for more than two full sessions, facing 187 balls, before England reached stumps on 258-7. "He enjoys his flair and some of his shot-making was brilliant today," added Burns, who admired how Lawrence coped with a "slightly two-paced" pitch. "How he played there and how he managed to be so fluent on that kind of surface was really impressive." Henry was particularly taken by the atmosphere generated by the largest attendance at an England match since the pandemic.

Source: News 24 June 10, 2021 19:52 UTC