Opener Joe Burns earns Australia Test spot after Ashes snub
Usman Khawaja and Marcus Harris are dumped as Queensland’s Joe Burns is recalled for Pakistan series
14 November 2019 - 16:21
Australia's selectors have shaken up the squad’s underperforming batting line-up for the two-Test series against Pakistan by dumping top-order batsmen Usman Khawaja and Marcus Harris while handing a surprise recall to Cameron Bancroft.
Opener Harris averaged 9.66 against England in the past three Tests of the Ashes and has been jettisoned in favour of Queensland’s Joe Burns for the series, which starts in Brisbane on November 21. Burns has been recalled after being snubbed for the Ashes despite having scored 180 in the previous Test against Sri Lanka in Canberra in February...
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