[3] Whilst at Whitgift school, Rory Burns played with fellow England international Jason Roy, who is the same age.

[5] He made scores of 23 and 16, and keeping wicket ahead of regular keepers Steven Davies and Gary Wilson he took two catches.

In the 2012 season, he scored a century against Leeds Bradford MCCU[7] and filled in as wicket-keeper in one game before being called upon to open the batting in early July against Lancashire.

In June 2015, whilst playing for Surrey in a NatWest t20 Blast game against Sussex Sharks at Arundel Castle, Burns collided with teammate Moisés Henriques while attempting to take a catch.

Both players were knocked unconscious from the collision with Burns requiring stitches to facial injuries and Henriques suffering a broken jaw.

[16] In September 2018, Burns was named in England's Test squad for their tour of Sri Lanka, replacing the retiring Alastair Cook.

[19][20] After a disappointing first home Test, scoring just 12 runs against Ireland, Burns was selected as England's opener for the Ashes alongside Surrey teammate Jason Roy.

[22] Burns success continued throughout the Ashes - he was the series' third highest scorer, making 390 runs in 10 innings, supplementing his century with scores of 53 and 81.

[23] Burns's good form continued into the 2019–20 winter, as he scored 184 runs in just 3 innings against New Zealand, including his second Test century at Hamilton.

[30][24] Burns was immediately brought back into the team for England's 2021 home series against New Zealand, and found form straight away.