5 batsmen who were unlucky to miss out on the Australian Test squad

Joe Burns

Burns batting for Queensland

Burns has carved out an impressive first-class career, averaging 40.03, and representing Australia in 14 Test matches.

Called upon in Johannesburg for the final Test of the fateful South Africa series, the Queenslander's inclusion came on the back of an impressive domestic summer, where he scored 725 runs at 55.76 in the Sheffield Shield.

However, after scores of 4 and 42 in his solitary Test in 2018, Burns was promptly discarded for the Pakistan series, despite jet-jag playing a considerable role in his previous Test outing.

This summer, the opener has had an indifferent start to the domestic season, averaging 37.14 from his four Shield matches.

Whilst few could doubt that Harris (427 runs at 87.4) has outperformed his Queensland counterparts so far this summer, both Renshaw and Burns are unlucky not to already have incumbency of the opening positions in the Test side.