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Burns scores timely ton; Khawaja makes 79
- Updated: October 26, 2016
New South Wales 7 for 327 dec and 0 for 51 lead Queensland 6 for 330 dec (Burns 129, Khawaja 79, Labuschagne 76, Hazlewood 4-70) by 48 runsScorecard
A Joe Burns hundred and 79 from Usman Khawaja gave Australia’s selectors significant food for thought on the second day of Queensland’s Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales at the Gabba. The squad for the first Test against South Africa is due to be named on Friday and it is entirely possible there will be room for only one of Burns and Khawaja, both of whom were axed during the recent tour of Sri Lanka.
Burns’ opening position was taken in Colombo by Shaun Marsh, who scored a century in that Test and has effectively proven his fitness – he recently suffered a hamstring injury – by making 73 in Western Australia’s Shield game on Tuesday. The other inclusion in Colombo was allrounder Moises Henriques, who had little impact …
