The Surrey captain tinkered with his technique for the start of 2022 season, working with Neil Stewart, leading to him scoring 842 runs at 40.09
Rory Burns hasn't given up on an England Test recall and admits to being envious of their recent success.
The 32-year-old lost his place following a disastrous Ashes series last winter.
Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum led an about-turn in England's fortunes this summer, claiming series wins over New Zealand and South Africa either side of beating India.
A thrilling, ambitious style of play has defined their approach throughout the summer, leaving Burns wishing he was part of it.
"You see the way the Test team is operating, and I suppose it does make you slightly envious that you are not in amongst that," he told The Daily Telegraph.
"If they can get that confidence, what it could have done for your game at that level.
Burns' Ashes returns, when he averaged 12.83, saw England lose patience (William West/AFP via Getty Images)
"It could have been the difference, to be quite frank, between sitting there and sitting here."
Left out of the West Indies tour, Burns spent the off-season working on his game with Neil Stewart, brother of Surrey director of cricket Alec Stewart.
He finished Surrey's LV= Insurance County Championship-winning campaign as their top scorer, hitting 842 runs at 40.09.
"The overriding perception of me as a cricketer is quirky, doing things my own way, an idiosyncratic technique," he added. "All those things that are written and harped on about.
"I thought if I was going to come back a better, more well-rounded, more consistent player at the highest level, that I might have to change a few things, just to change that perception."
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