Published: January 31, 2019
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It took six Tests but Joe Burns and Travis Head have become the first Australian batsmen this summer to stake their claims for Ashes berths, smashing the hosts to 384-4 against Sri Lanka on day one in Canberra.
After Sri Lanka had Australia wobbling a 28-3 inside Friday’s first hour, Burns and Head hit centuries in a record-breaking 308-run fourth-wicket stand in the second Test – the first to be played at Manuka Oval.
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