Tasmania v Queensland, Sheffield Shield 2016-17, Hobart, 1st day

Queensland seamers skittle Tasmania for 150

Mar 7, 2017: Fifties from Joe Burns and Marnus Labuschagne then led Queensland's response, bringing them to within 19 runs of Tasmania's first-innings total

NSW v Queensland, Sheffield Shield, Sydney, 4th day

Hartley, Burns help Queensland hold on for draw

Feb 13, 2017: A stubborn hand by Chris Hartley and a more fluent one by Joe Burns allowed Queensland to comfortably evade defeat to New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield match at the SCG

Queensland v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield 2016-17, Brisbane, 1st day

Burns, Labuschagne lead Queensland's solid batting effort

Feb 1, 2017: The pair helped their side reach 6 for 251 by stumps on the first day

Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat, BBL 2016-17, Melbourne

Swepson's spin helps Heat into playoffs

Jan 17, 2017: The Brisbane Heat became the first team to secure their position in the playoff stage of the Big Bash League, after sealing a seven-wicket win over the Melbourne Stars

Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers, Big Bash League 2016-17, Brisbane

Hughes' mini-masterclass drives Sixers home

Jan 3, 2017: Daniel Hughes' 55-ball 85 powered the Sydney Sixers to their third win of the season as they chased down 187 to beat the Brisbane Heat at the Gabba

How the failure of Warner-Burns and Smith-Voges has hurt Australia

Nov 18, 2016: The two prolific partnerships have had steep falls this year

South Africa in Australia 2016-17

Burns recall follows batting breakthrough

Nov 9, 2016: Joe Burns was able to put a poor Test series in Sri Lanka behind him with a century against the pink ball in the Sheffield Shield, which should hold him in good stead as he returns for the second Test against South Africa

South Africa in Australia 2016-17

Australia call up Burns and Ferguson; injured Shaun Marsh out

Nov 7, 2016: Batsmen Joe Burns and Callum Ferguson have been included in Australia's Test squad for the second Test against South Africa, which begins in Hobart on November 12

South Africa in Australia 2016-17

Spare a thought for Joe, burned

Oct 28, 2016:

Sheffield Shield 2016-17

Burns scores timely ton; Khawaja makes 79

Oct 26, 2016: New South Wales closed the second day in Brisbane 48 runs ahead of Queensland after David Warner went to stumps unbeaten on 41 off 35 balls

Australia news

Axed Test opener Burns to lead Australia A

Aug 29, 2016: Axed Test opener Joe Burns has been named in the Australia A squad to play a pair of four-day matches against India A in Brisbane next month

Australia in Sri Lanka 2016

Joe Burns undeterred by scarring Sri Lanka Tests

Aug 10, 2016: After a lean first two Tests, in which he managed just 34 runs in four innings, Joe Burns hopes that he - and his team - can put in an improved performance in Colombo

Sri Lankan XI v Australians, 2nd day, Colombo

Have to commit to batting all day in subcontinent - Burns

Jul 19, 2016: Patience may be a key virtue for Australia's Test batsmen in Sri Lanka, according to Joe Burns, who hit 72 in the ongoing practice match at the P Sara Oval

Darren Lehmann on Australia's rise

'Nowhere near where we want to be'

Mar 8, 2016: Darren Lehmann's Australians are not resting on their recent arrival as the No. 1 Test team in the world. Far from it, in fact

New Zealand v Australia, 2nd Test, Christchurch, 2nd day

Burns steps out of the shadows

Feb 21, 2016: A consistent Joe Burns has always been overshadowed in Australia's power-packed batting line-up and he needed a century like the one in Christchurch to confirm his credentials

New Zealand v Australia, 2nd Test, Christchurch, 2nd day

Burns, Smith tons help Australia dominate

Feb 21, 2016: Centuries from Steven Smith and Joe Burns underlined a dominant day for Australia on the second day of the Christchurch Test

Australia in NZ 2015-16

Khawaja, Burns left out of ODI squad

Jan 24, 2016: Usman Khawaja and Joe Burns will enter Australia's tilt for the Test match No. 1 ranking without a single warm-up innings on New Zealand soil, after the national selectors resisted temptation to significantly alter the ODI squad

Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat, BBL 2015-16, Sydney

Burns, Simmons leave Sixers' hopes in the balance

Jan 10, 2016: Sydney Sixers, finalists last season, were left all but out of contention in this season's Big Bash League, after suffering six-run loss against Brisbane Heat

Australia v West Indies, 2nd Test, Melbourne, 1st day

Burns repays selectors' faith

Dec 26, 2015: Usman Khawaja's return looked like it might force Joe Burns out of Australia's Test side; instead, it was Shaun Marsh who had to watch on as they celebrated Boxing Day centuries

Australia v West Indies, 2nd Test, Melbourne

Khawaja, Burns subdue West Indies

Dec 26, 2015: Usman Khawaja celebrated his Australia recall and Joe Burns his retention by combining for an unbeaten stand to shut out West Indies on day one of the Boxing Day Test