Skipper Burns’ pride as his Lions romp in

By Edwin Charles

Back in familiar pose: Alastair Cook celebrates bringing up his 150 for the Lions Inset: Sam Curran celebrates a wicket
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“PLAYED one, won one,” joked Rory Burns after making his England Lions debut as the captain of a team who recorded a victory that was as impressive as it was emphatic.
Mark Ramprakash, who has taken over as Lions head coach this summer with Andy Flower taking on Andrew Strauss’s role on a temporary basis, congratulated the players for close to a complete performance after they rose to the challenge presented b...

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