<p class="bodytext">Hit on the elbow during the pink-ball series opener, Australia's Joe Burns was on Sunday cleared to play the second Test against India, but young Will Pucovski was ruled out as he continues to recover from a concussion.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Burns suffered a nasty blow on his elbow off a Jasprit Bumrah delivery during the first Test at Adelaide that Australia won by eight wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Joe Burns has been cleared of serious damage to his arm, while concussed young gun Will Pucovski has been ruled out of a Boxing Day Test debut," said a report in <em>The West Australian</em>.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With Australia grappling with injuries in the run-up to the series, there were doubts that Burns too might join the list but scans cleared all fears of any major injury to his arm.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Pucovski was set to make his debut in the first Test after David Warner was ruled out due to a groin injury. However, he was hit on the helmet during the first warm-up, ruling him out of the opening day-night Test.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the report, "Australia are adopting an understandably conservative approach as the Victorian (Pucovski) recovers from his ninth concussion."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Warner, who was flown out to Melbourne on Saturday due to the sudden outbreak in Sydney, is also racing against time to get fit for the Boxing day Test.</p>
<p class="bodytext">Hit on the elbow during the pink-ball series opener, Australia's Joe Burns was on Sunday cleared to play the second Test against India, but young Will Pucovski was ruled out as he continues to recover from a concussion.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Burns suffered a nasty blow on his elbow off a Jasprit Bumrah delivery during the first Test at Adelaide that Australia won by eight wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Joe Burns has been cleared of serious damage to his arm, while concussed young gun Will Pucovski has been ruled out of a Boxing Day Test debut," said a report in <em>The West Australian</em>.</p>.<p class="bodytext">With Australia grappling with injuries in the run-up to the series, there were doubts that Burns too might join the list but scans cleared all fears of any major injury to his arm.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Pucovski was set to make his debut in the first Test after David Warner was ruled out due to a groin injury. However, he was hit on the helmet during the first warm-up, ruling him out of the opening day-night Test.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to the report, "Australia are adopting an understandably conservative approach as the Victorian (Pucovski) recovers from his ninth concussion."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Warner, who was flown out to Melbourne on Saturday due to the sudden outbreak in Sydney, is also racing against time to get fit for the Boxing day Test.</p>