Former Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has backed out-of-form opener Joe Burns to be selected for the Adelaide Day-Night Test against India.<\/p>\n
The Queenslander has managed a meagre 62 runs across nine First Class appearances this summer, bringing the 21-Test batsman's place in the national side under scrutiny.<\/p>\n
With David Warner's groin injury ruling him out for the first Test, Burns was thought to be a shoe-in alongside batting prodigy Will Pucovski.<\/p>\n
However, a concussion to the youngster has now left Burns as the only legitimate opener available \u2013 and his performances at the crease have left much to be desired.<\/p>\n
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Despite falling for just a single run in his final hit-out with Australia-A on Sunday, Haddin is still backing the right-hander to keep his place on "gut feel" rather than his numbers.<\/p>\n
"I am picking Joe Burns," Haddin said on Fox Cricket's Follow-On podcast.<\/p>\n
"With the injury to David Warner I think you need some consistency at the top of the order. I know his form has been indifferent, but sometimes what can happen leading into a summer \u2013 for someone who has been in and out of the Test team like Joe Burns \u2013 is you can try too hard.<\/p>\n
"Once he is named in that team, he has all the resources you have around the Australian cricket team. I imagine someone like Justin Langer would be great for him to bounce off being an opening batsman himself.<\/p>\n
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"You need a bit of consistency at the top of the order. If Warner was there I think Burns would have been in trouble. With no Warner being there, I think he will be OK."<\/p>\n
Haddin's sentiments sit in stark contrast to Aussie cricket great Mark Taylor who suggested what Burns needed was time away from the game.<\/p>\n
"I don't think you can pick Joe for Adelaide," he told Wide World of Sports.<\/p>\n
"I was thinking back to the run of outs I had many years ago and trying to relate that to what Joe is going through. Everyone has it at some point of their career.<\/p>\n
"The worry for Joe is that he's now coming into a series with no form and no confidence. He's just had two games against the Indians and made five runs.<\/p>\n
"What he needs is a bit of a break, he doesn't need to be going into a Test series against India."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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