Joe Burns is ready to resume his push for an Ashes berth after overcoming a fatigue disorder and returning to training for Queensland.

Burns' stint with Lancashire in county cricket was cut short in May when he suffered from "extended symptoms of fatigue and burn-out", resulting in him returning home to Australia.

It came at a crucial time for the Test incumbent who, with the pending returns of Steve Smith and David Warner to Australia's top six, needed to state a strong case to retain his spot in the side.

The 29-year-old has been training with Queensland for two weeks but has now confirmed he is ready to return to playing.

"Great news today that after clearances and a few solid weeks training with @qldcricket that I'm ready to get back on the park and play," Burns tweeted.

"Thank you to everyone for all the kind messages of support over this period. Can't wait to get out there and get stuck in."

The Queenslander hit a century as an opener in his last Test against Sri Lanka in Canberra, though Australia coach Justin Langer was hoping to see him show his class in UK conditions during the County Championship.

"It was really sad to hear he had to go from Lancashire," Langer said early last month.

"I think there is some good process in place. I'm (across) it but he's one player we were hoping would play six, seven, eight games of red-ball cricket.

"There is competition (for batting spots), which is really good. I guess the tough thing for Joe is having not played any cricket leading up to whether he comes back to England or not.

"But there's a fair bit to happen before we make a decision on that."

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Burns won't return to county cricket with Lancashire, given the English season is about to enter the Twenty20 component.

There is however a chance he could be called into the Australia A squad in England.

The red-ball part of that tour begins next week, but Burns' best chance for inclusion could come in the four-day match against the top Australia side at Southampton on July 23.

That game will effectively act as a shootout for Ashes positions between the country's best 22 players, with the opening positions still unclear and the squad to be selected afterwards.

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Marcus Harris and Will Pucovski will likely open when the four-day games begin for Australia A next week, while Warner is still at the World Cup.

Aaron Finch could also come into contention to open for Australia A in that Southampton match, although he is seen as a middle-order batsman in red-ball cricket.

Finch's World Cup run has now seen him enter the battle for the No.6 spot in the Ashes, alongside Burns, Pucovski, Kurtis Patterson, Marcus Stoins, Peter Handscomb and Matt Wade.

Marnus Labuschagne, another incumbent not in the Australia A squad, has hit 957 runs at 68.35 for Glamorgan in the second-division County Championship this year.

Meanwhile quick Jhye Richardson could also return to the Australia A squad for the all-Aussie game, as his recovery from a dislocated shoulder continues to be monitored.

Australia A tour of the UK

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Australia A one-day squad: Travis Head (c), Matthew Wade, Will Pucovski, Peter Handscomb, Mitch Marsh (vc), D'Arcy Short, Kurtis Patterson, Ashton Agar, Michael Neser, James Pattinson, Josh Hazlewood (vc), Sean Abbott, Andrew Tye

Australia A four-day squad: Tim Paine (c), Marcus Harris, Kurtis Patterson, Will Pucovski, Travis Head (vc), Peter Handscomb, Matthew Wade, Mitch Marsh, Michael Neser, Jon Holland, James Pattinson, Jackson Bird, Josh Hazlewood (vc), Chris Tremain

One-day fixtures:

June 20: Australia A beat Northamptonshire by six wickets

June 23: Australia A beat Derbyshire by seven wickets

June 25: Australia A v Worcestershire, match abandoned

June 30: Australia A beat Gloucestershire by five wickets

July 2: Australia A v Gloucestershire, Bristol

Four-day fixtures:

July 7-10: Australia A v Sussex, Arundel

July 13-16: Australia A v England Lions, Canterbury

July 23-26: Australia v Australia A, Hampshire