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.

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'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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.