Burton made his England debut in 1972 against Wales and toured South Africa for the first time with an undefeated England side that year as a member of the test team that beat the Springboks 18-9 at Ellis Park.
bˈɜːtən mˌeɪd hɪz ˈɪŋɡlənd deɪbjˈuː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː ɐɡˈɛnst wˈeɪlz ænd tˈʊɹd sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkə fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm wɪð ɐn ˌʌndᵻfˈiːɾᵻd ˈɪŋɡlənd sˈaɪd ðæt jˈɪɹ æz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə tˈɛst tˈiːm ðæt bˈiːt ðə spɹˈɪŋbɑːks ˈeɪtiːn dˈæʃ nˈaɪn æɾ ˈɛlɪs pˈɑːɹk.