England opener Rory Burns had a good day at the office against New Zealand at Lord’s on Saturday after he struck his third Test ton during the first innings.
Burns’ 132 played a crucial role in helping the home side come out of a tricky situation as they were once reduced to 140/6 in reply to New Zealand’s 378. The hosts eventually finished off the first innings at 275, trailing the Blackcaps by 103 runs.
The left-handed batsman talked about his performance after the day’s play and also praised the New Zealand bowling attack.
“I think they bowled really well today, they dried it up quite a lot of the time, so it was a bit of a grind. To get to where we got to in the end made it quite a good day,” he said.
The opener notched up the century in front of his family and mentioning about the same, Burns expressed his delight and said it’s pretty special to achieve the feat.
“My wife and Cora were here today, and it’s pretty special to get a hundred in front of them,” Burns added.
“Getting dropped is not a nice thing but doing well on the next opportunity you’re given is. I got some good balls in India but you try to stay level. Today, you nick one, get dropped and you end up getting a hundred. It’s the flipside of the game, a double-edged sword at times,” he further said.
New Zealand later began the proceedings for the second innings and they were 62/2 before the stumps were called on Day 4, leading England by 165 runs. Ollie Robinson, who made his debut for England in this match picked up both the wickets.
The two sides are up against each other in a two-match Test series with the second encounter scheduled to take place in Birmingham from June 10.