A week later he would play again in the 4th test.
He played in the first test, coming on as a replacement.
He was "devastated not to be playing" in the first Test.
He played in 41 Tests and scored over 2000 runs.
He had played in 12 Tests, and scored 554 runs at an average of 43.62.
His only other innings over fifty was played in the third Test.
Burn played in the first two Tests on the tour, both of them lost.
He played in 6 Tests between 1948 and 1949 as captain on 3 occasions.
He played in 10 Tests between 1924 and 1930 as captain on 7 occasions.
He played in 9 Tests between 1928 and 1932 as captain on 3 occasions.