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In April 2020, Cricket Australia awarded Burns with a central contract ahead of the 2020–21 season.

In February 2019, Burns was again recalled to the Test squad for the two match series against Sri Lanka, and opened the batting in both matches. In the first match, across both Sri Lanka innings, Burns fielded at slips and took three catches. In June 2019, Burns was diagnosed with a fatigue disorder, dating back to a viral infection that he suffered in October 2018. He recovered, and was recalled in the home Test series against New Zealand in December, 2019.

On 28 March 2018, Burns was urgently recalled to the Test side following the suspensions of Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft for ball tampering during the third Test of the Australian 2018 Tour of South Africa.

In December 2017, Burns scored his maiden first-class double century, batting for Queensland against South Australia in the 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season. In March 2018, Cricket Australia named Burns in their Sheffield Shield team of the year. In 2019, he signed with Lancashire ahead of the 2019 County Championship in England., but returned to Australia for personal reasons after making only one appearance.

He deputised for the Middlesex captain Adam Voges during the 2015 English season.

He made his One Day International debut for Australia against Ireland on 27 August 2015 in Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland. In his ODI debut, he scored a half century.

In December 2014, Burns was selected to play for Australia in the Boxing Day Test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground following an injury to all rounder Mitchell Marsh. He batted at number 6 and scored 13 runs before being caught behind off Umesh Yadav.

His performances brought him to the attention of Leicestershire who signed him as a replacement for their overseas player, Ramnaresh Sarwan, between May and August of the 2013 County season. This was curtailed in July, when a hip injury forced Burns to end his spell in England and return home to Queensland.

Burns continued his good form on his return to Australia and was top scorer for the Brisbane Heat in their win over Perth Scorchers in the final of the 2012–13 Big Bash League season.

Burns made an exceptional start in his Sheffield Shield debut against South Australia, scoring 140 in February 2011.

Joseph Anthony Burns (born 6 September 1989) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Brisbane Heat in the KFC T20 Big Bash League, for Queensland in Australian domestic cricket.