The Captain’s Log with Surrey’s Rory Burns

Batsman Burns admits the lockdown is giving him a “weird feeling”.

England opener Rory Burns is the latest county skipper to discuss lockdown life with the PA news agency.

Here the Surrey batsman talks TikTok, awkward quiz questions and book clubs.

How are you coping with the lack of cricket?

“To be nowhere near a cricket environment at this time of year when that’s your bread and butter is quite a weird feeling. It’s not the norm and it’s not something any of us expected. It’s quite bizarre to have this uncertainty in your life, not knowing when you can get out and do your job but most of the population is in the same sphere.”

What are your most creative home workouts?

England Nets Session – Day One – Old Trafford — Burns (right) and Jos Buttler have had to find alternative ways to train (PA)

Are you able to work on any cricket skills?

England v Australia – Third Test – Day Two – 2019 Ashes Series – Headingley — Burns admits he’s been wafting a bat around at home (Mike Egerton, PA)

What is your message to the fans?

England v Australia – Fifth Test – Day Four – 2019 Ashes Series – The Kia Oval — Burns is looking forward to cricket returning to the Oval (John Walton, PA)

How do you see the season playing out?

“Fitting a full Championship season in is difficult enough at any time but with the season being condensed prioritising the white-ball formats might be the way to go. But we’re not preparing for playing cricket right now because if you keep second guessing things all the time it’s not going to work. If we get the news one day that we’re playing in three weeks then we’ll knuckle down and be ready.”

Will things be different for players when cricket comes back?

England v Australia – First Test – Day Two – 2019 Ashes Series – Edgbaston — Burns believes players will return with a new hunger (Mike Egerton, PA)

How can the club help the wider community?

“The whole squad did a phone around recently. Part of it was a quiz and the second question was ‘Who is the current Surrey captain?’. It would have been a stinker for me if they’d got that one wrong but thankfully they remembered. It is an uncertain time and it’s nice to have that outside presence, a bit of craic. Some of the guys have done their own things – Rikki Clarke has volunteered as an NHS responder and Amar Virdi has been working with a local chef to help the homeless.”

What have you been reading or watching in isolation?

The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo Premiere – London — Daniel Craig starred in the film The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo (Ian West, PA)