Joe Burns

Hit on the elbow during the pink-ball series opener, Australia's Joe Burns was on Sunday cleared to play the second Test against India, but young Will Pucovski was ruled out as he continues to recover from concussion.

Former Australia coach Darren Lehmann has backed incumbent opener Joe Burns to play the first Test against India, saying he will provide the hosts with experience in the absence of injured David Warner.

Australia's Joe Burns feels establishing a bond with his opening partner is essential for succeeding at the top of the order in the longest format of the game.

Having been struck down by a fatigue illness last year, Australia opener Joe Burns sees a silver lining in cricket's long off-season due to the coronavirus shutdown.

Australia skipper Tim Paine has once again shown faith in Joe Burns and hinted that the 31-year-old cricketer might open in the first Test which gets underway on Thursday.

Australia opener Joe Burns is eyeing the Tests against India should they take place later this year, to stabilise his stop-start international career, saying "you want to play in and do well in" this kind of series. India is scheduled to play four Tests in Australia in December-January, a series which is currently in doubt due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting wants the team management to show faith in under-fire Joe Burns and retain him in the Test series opener against India, starting here on Thursday.

In a crunch match between Italy and Romania (that sounds more like a Euro 2024 fixture than a T20 World Cup qualifying match), Burns smashed a remarkable 108* from 55 to help Italy get one step closer to its dream of qualifying for the 2026 T20 World Cup. The Italians mow have to wait to find out who they will face in next year’s Europe Qualifier.

Former Australian Test cricketer Joe Burns has propelled Italy to their first-ever T20 World Cup qualification for 2026. Following the death of his brother, Joe switched allegiance to Italy in 2024, honouring his Italian heritage. As captain, he led Italy through European qualifiers, including a remarkable 108 not out against Romania.

Joe Burns' poor run at the top of the order continued on Sunday when he fell for one in a warm up match against India A, leaving hosts Australia with a selection headache ahead of Thursday's first Test at Adelaide.

Australia should stick with Joe Burns as David Warner's opening partner for next month's first test against India despite Will Pucovski's strong claims for that role, former captain Ricky Ponting has said.

Australia opening batsman Joe Burns feels that his side has gained an upper hand by defeating visitors India in such a comprehensive fashion in the first Test, and the next match at Melbourne could very well decide the fate of the series. India stumbled to an eight-wicket loss in the first Test of the four-match series. On the third day of the first Test.

India didn't have a second specialist spinner meant the pressure couldn't be sustained from both ends, and eventually even Ashwin started leaking runs.

Australia on Wednesday brought back David Warner and Will Pucovski to bolster their under-fire batting line-up for the remainder of the Test series against India and dropped struggling opener Joe Burns.

Australia's David Warner says Will Pucovski has batted himself into contention for a spot at the top of the order in the first Test against India but questioned whether it would be the right call to break up his opening partnership with Joe Burns.

Australia great Adam Gilchrist believes that promising batsman Will Pucovski is set to miss out on making the side for the opening Test against India despite "strong reason" for his inclusion as the selectors seem reluctant to drop under-pressure Joe Burns.

India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and chose to bat in the day-night first Test against Australia at Adelaide Oval on Thursday, claiming the first small advantage in a blockbuster four-match series.

Former Australia batsman Mark Waugh feels skipper Tim Paine could be the team's answer to its concerns at the top of the order in the upcoming series-opening day-night Test against India.

Former skipper Allan Border reckons experienced batsman Shaun Marsh can be a "stop-gap" option for the opening slot in an injury-hit Australia squad for the first Test against India.

Australia batsman Marnus Labuschagne on Saturday said there has not been any talk about him opening the batting in the first Test against India but he is ready to bat at that slot if the team management asks him to do so.

Wary of the "huge threat" the Indian pacers pose to them, Australia's Test opener Joe Burns on Thursday said they will use the tour games to land the first punch and put the visitors on the back foot before the four-match Test series begins on December 17.

Australia vice-captain Pat Cummins is hopeful that rookie opener Will Pucovski will recover from concussion injury well in time ahead of the first Test starting at Adelaide Oval from December 17.

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With David Warner out of the next week's clash with an adductor muscle injury, Will Pucovski, 22, was widely tipped to replace him and open with Joe Burns. But that is up in the air after he was felled by a delivery from Kartik Tyagi in a warm-up match this week, suffering "mild concussion symptoms".

The Australian cricket fraternity has been debating about David Warner's opening partner in the Test series with a few backing the struggling Joe Burns to keep his place while others want the young William Pucovski to open. However, the injury to Warner has changed the scenario and has created a situation where both Burns and Pucovski could open.

Former Australian Test opener Joe Burns has taken the reins as Italy's cricket captain. Burns, whose mother's heritage makes him eligible, debuted for Italy in June after shifting allegiances in May. The 35-year-old boasts a strong T20I record for Italy, including a recent century against Romania.

His team may be grappling with a spate of injuries and withdrawals ahead of the marquee Test series against India but Australia coach Justin Langer is still confident they have "got enough batting to make a big difference".

Sachin Tendulkar feels that the Virat Kohli-led side was outclassed by Australia in the second innings which resulted in an eight-wicket win for the hosts in the pink-ball Test at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday.

Little Master Sachin Tendulkar has given an insight into batting techniques and how the sound of the ball hitting the bat can work on the psychology of a batsman and help him in getting back his confidence.

Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday announced a new innings of his life by joining a team that will create a brand new range of cricketing gear to hit the market from October 1.