Rory Burns

Gritty. We saw by he way he batted in the West Indies that he plays the game hard and obviously being captain of Surrey he has a decent amount of experience. Having a leader at the top of the order is a benefit for the team.

Jason Roy

Free-flowing, attacking batsman. Good craic to be around and I love batting with him in ODI cricket. He is pretty laid back as a character but works incredibly hard on his game, and the threat he poses teams with his ability to change a game in a short space of time makes him very dangerous. He is desperate to do well in Test cricket.

Joe Root

I first met Joe when he was 11 and I was 12 at a Yorkshire Academy session. I have played a whole heap of cricket with him. I remember a second team game at Oakham against Leicester knocking off more than 400 with him in 77 overs. We've grown up together and his weight of runs in all formats does the talking for him.