Joe Burns to make debut for Australia against India in third Test: 5 things to know about the Queenslander batsman

Joe Burns has cricketing bloodline with his great uncle Harold Burns also being a part of this sport during 1930-32.

Updated: December 22, 2014 5:16 PM IST

By Rashmi Mishra

Joe Burns to make debut for Australia against India in third Test: 5 things to know about the Queenslander batsman

Joe Burns

Described as the ‘best man to fill in for injured Mitchell Marsh in the side’ by none other than Australian coach Darren Lehman, Joe Burns should feel his chances of getting the Baggy Green have increased. Joe Burns, 25-year-old batsman from Queensland is all geared up to make his Test debut against India on the Boxing Day, which will happen to be the third Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2014-15, set to be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on December 26.

Australia who will come to Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) with the intent of sealing the series, named their 13-man squad which includes all-rounder Shane Watson, opener David Warner, who hurt his thumb during the Brisbane Test and pacer Ryan Harris. Joe Burns was given preference over Adam Voges and Ed Cowan as Mitchell Marsh’s replacement. We take a look at the promising Australian batsman ahead of his Test debut:

1—Right-handed batsman Joe Burns has represented Australia A, the Queensland cricket team in the domestic circuit, been part of the Brisbane Heat in Twenty20 matches and played for the English County side Leicestershire.

 2—Joe Burns got noticed as the obvious choice and highly acknowledged by Australian coach Darren Lehmann after he made his highest First-Class score last month when he hit 183 against New South Wales. The right-handed top order batsman has scored nearly 3,000 First-Class runs at an average of 42.

Joe Burns at Sheffield Shield

3—Joe Burns did not take long to get noticed in the cricketing world after he made the third highest score by a Queensland player on his debut for the side. He made a score of 140 against South Australia in 2010-11.

4—Darren Lehmann decision to go ahead with the name of Joe Burns was for his ability to bat anywhere from one to six. His flexibility as a batsman helped him edge other big names out of contention. Burns boasts of lovely technique that allows him to play the ball late.

5—Interestingly, when Joe Burns made his debut for Queensland, Darren Lehmann, the current Australian coach, was the coach for the Australian domestic side.

Joe Burns has cricketing bloodline with his great grand uncle Harold Burns also being a part of this sport during 1930-32. Harold Burns, played five First-Class games for Queensland, made 76 runs and took eleven catches – one of those dismissals include Sir Donald Bradman!

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