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  Joe Burns, former Australia batter, left out of Italy’s T20 World Cup squad despite influential role

  Cricket | December 17, 2025 16:20 IST

  Joe Burns will not play for Italy at the 2026 T20 World Cup after no contract agreement was reached. Despite leading Italy to qualification, he misses out as Wayne Madsen is named captain, with the board prioritising stability and continuity.

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  Would love to play India in Game one, Australia in the final: Italy's Joe Burns on big T20 WC dreams

  Cricket | July 17, 2025 16:53 IST

  Italy skipper and former Australian batter, Joe Burns, admitted that the T20 World Cup 2026 qualification was yet to sink in for him and his boys as the European nation achieved what no Italian side had done before and is getting ready for the big stage.

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  Ex-Australian cricketer makes switch to Italy in bid to play 2026 T20 World Cup in India

  Cricket | May 28, 2024 9:25 IST

  Joe Burns, the 34-year-old Australian batter is set to make a move to Italy for the latter part of his career after confirming his brother's death which happened earlier this year. Burns, who represented Australia in 29 matches across two formats, last played for his country in 2020 against India.

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  Watch: Wasim Jaffer takes hilarious jibe on Warner pushing Joe Burns out of playing XI in Sydney

  Cricket | January 06, 2021 16:36 IST

  Wasim Jaffer strikes again with a funny video depicting David Warner returning from injury to find his place back in the playing XI at the cost of out-of-form Joe Burns.

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  Fan trolls out-of-form Steve Smith, Joe Burns during New Zealand vs Pakistan second Test

  Cricket | January 04, 2021 17:13 IST

  Burns and Smith have both failed to contribute to the scoreboard in the two matches they played in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series.

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  AUS vs IND | Joe Burns dropped as David Warner, Will Pucovski return for 3rd Test in Sydney

  Cricket | December 30, 2020 12:05 IST

  Burns has been dropped after his scores of 8, 51*, 0 and 4 in the first two Tests and will Warner all set to make his return after having recovered from the groin injury he incurred during the ODI series against India.

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  AUS vs IND: Australia ready to repeat Adelaide show in every venue, says Burns

  Cricket | December 21, 2020 17:01 IST

  Oz opener Joe Burns warns they are the best team in the world and are capable of winning at any venue as they did in Adelaide two days ago.

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  Aus vs Ind: Mohammed Shami, Virat Kohli big losses for India, says Joe Burns

  Cricket | December 21, 2020 10:39 IST

  Burns shows confidence in the Australian team saying they are currently the best team in the world.

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  Aus vs Ind: I hope he makes no runs at all, says Joe Burns on Prithvi Shaw

  Cricket | December 21, 2020 9:04 IST

  Burns gives a tongue-in-cheek reply when asked what advice will he give to struggling Indian opener Prithvi Shaw.

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  Aus vs Ind: Joe Burns cleared for second Test, Will Pucovski ruled out

  Cricket | December 20, 2020 15:06 IST

  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.

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  Aus vs Ind, 1st Test: Bumrah strikes twice in opening session on Day 2

  Cricket | December 18, 2020 18:43 IST

  Australia were 35 for two after dismissing India for 244 at the end of the opening session on the second day of the first Test.

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  1st Test | Paine hints at a Burns-Wade opening combo for Australia

  Cricket | December 16, 2020 23:21 IST

  Paine says 21-year-old allrounder Cameron Green is medically fit to make his test debut in the day-night fixture, but won’t divulge whether struggling opener Joe Burns will play.

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  AUS vs IND: Darren Lehmann backs Joe Burns to replace David Warner in pink-ball Test

  Cricket | December 15, 2020 19:49 IST

  Burns' below-par start to the Marsh Sheffield Shield season gave rise to a widespread debate as several former cricketers called for the prodigiously talented Will Pucovski to be handed a Test debut.

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  AUS vs IND: 'Sticking with Joe Burns for first Test': Ricky Ponting wants Australia to back opener

  Cricket | December 15, 2020 19:53 IST

  He scored 4, 0, 0, 1 in his last four innings during the two warm-up games ahead of the four-Test series against India.

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  Australia vs India: Shane Warne picks Matthew Wade ahead of Joe Burns for first Test

  Cricket | December 13, 2020 17:30 IST

  Warne prefers Matthew Wade over Joe Burns as one of the openers, says Burns is ‘horribly out of form’.

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  Aus vs Ind: My gut feel is just no for Joe Burns as opener, says Allan Border

  Cricket | December 13, 2020 11:02 IST

  The opener scored just one run over two innings against India in the warm-up game while Marcus Harris was unimpressive as well.

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  AUS vs IND: Indian bowlers are going to pose huge threat, says opener Joe Burns ahead of Test series

  Cricket | December 03, 2020 15:55 IST

  The Indian bowlers played a key role in helping India win the 2018-2019 Test series 2-1, the first by India in Australia.

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  Tour games will be Australia's opportunity to land first punch before Tests: Joe Burns

  Cricket | December 03, 2020 11:49 IST

  Joe Burns said spending time in the middle during the A games will help them get a measure of the visiting batsmen and bowlers.

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  India tour of Australia: Aussie team management to stick to Joe Burns as opener for Tests

  Cricket | November 25, 2020 11:44 IST

  Despite calls from various quarters to draft in young Will Pucovski for the upcoming Test series against India as an opener ahead of experienced Joe Burns, Langer hints the latter remains the first choice.

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  Aus vs Ind: 'You don't break something that is working'; Warner inclines towards Joe Burns as opener

  Cricket | November 23, 2020 11:16 IST

  Will Pucovski's splendid form in first-class cricket has put pressure on out-of-form Joe Burns as co-opener to David Warner for the upcoming Test series.