Australia opener Burns diagnosed with fatigue illness


  • Cricket
  • Tuesday, 04 Jun 2019

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - South Africa v Australia - Fourth Test - Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa - April 2, 2018 Australia's Joe Burns REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia opening batsman Joe Burns has been diagnosed with a fatigue illness after making an abrupt return home from English country cricket last month, Queensland's state cricket association said on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old, who scored 180 in Australia's last test against Sri Lanka in February, left his English county side Lancashire for "personal reasons" after making just one appearance for the club.

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