Cricket Australia XI captain spoke to media in Tasmania today, ahead of the tour match against Sri Lanka at Blundstone Arena tomorrow.

Australian Test players Joe Burns, Steve O'Keefe, Jackson Bird and Peter Nevill will be among the set of players to attend a week-long training camp at the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai.

Australian opening batsman Joe Burns reckons that Mitchell Starc is very close to being back at his absolute best after facing him in the nets at the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane.

Australian top order batsmen Usman Khawaja and Joe Burns are among the 20 players who have been awarded Cricket Australia contracts for the year 2016-17.

South Africa leg spinner Imran Tahir is the Cricket World Player of the Week for his impressive performances in the recently concluded Twenty20 International series against England.

For his match-winning bowling performance in the first One-Day International against Zimbabwe in Sharjah, helping Afghanistan defend 131, Amir Hamza is the Cricket World Player of the Week.

Australian vice-captain David Warner feels that the selectors have a tough task of selecting the playing XI ahead of the Boxing Day Test against West Indies in Melbourne.

Australian batsman Joe Burns says that he is comfortable opening the batting for Australia after a good run in the Test series against New Zealand in November at the top of the order.

For his swashbuckling centuries in both innings of the first Test against New Zealand in Brisbane, setting the platform for Australia's win, David Warner is the Cricket World Player of the Week.

David Warner and Joe Burns scored centuries at better than run-a-ball as Australia flattened New Zealand by taking a lead of 503 with six wickets in hand at stumps on day three of the first Test in Brisbane.

Australian cricketers Joe Burns and Josh Hazlewood are eager to make a mark in the first Test against New Zealand which kicks off on 5th November in Brisbane.

Former Australian opening batsman, Matthew Hayden, has backed Joe Burns and Cameron Bancroft to be included in the Australia's squad for the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh.

For a brilliant unbeaten century and carrying his bat through the innings, Cheteshwar Pujara is the Cricket World Player of the Week.

Australia and Middlesex batsman Joe Burns says that coming over to England and winning the Ashes is "almost the Holy Grail of international cricket" for any Australian team.

We asked Middlesex pair Joe Burns and Nick Compton to pick their players to watch in this summer Ashes series and perhaps unsurprisingly, they came up with completely different answers.

Australian batsman Joe Burns is all set to join Middlesex in May for the county season as a replacement for fellow team-mate Adam Voges who will be unavailable due to national duty.

The fourth Test between Australia and India in Sydney took a dramatic turn on day four and day five promises an intense finish, writes Chetan Narula at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Australia have added 23-year-old Queensland batsman Joe Burns to their Twenty20 International squad of their one-off game against world champions the West Indies in Brisbane on Wednesday (13th February). Burns has been added as cover for Adam Voges, who suffered a hamstring injury after hitting his maiden century during Sunday's fifth and final One-Day International.