Batsmen Joe Burns and Usman Khawaja were on Friday recalled by Australia for next week’s first Test against New Zealand in Brisbane.
Batsmen Joe Burns and Usman Khawaja were on Friday recalled by Australia for next week’s first Test against New Zealand in Brisbane.
Burns was selected ahead of Cameron Bancroft to open the batting alongside David Warner, while Khawaja was expected to fill the vacant no. 3 position in a 12-man squad.
Burns and Khawaja, who were included in the Test squad for this month’s postponed Tour of Bangladesh, both scored centuries for a Cricket Australia XI in last weekend’s tour match against New Zealand in Canberra.
Khawaja has not played for Australia since the 2013 Ashes series, while Burns played two Tests against India last southern summer. Squad David Warner, Joe Burns, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith (capt), Adam Voges, Mitchell Marsh, Peter Nevill, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Peter Siddle.
