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"When I wasn't picked in middle order...": Usman Khawaja speaks on struggl
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Khawaja suffered back spasms in the first Test, which ruled him out of the second game. Khawaja was ready to go in the third test, but he did not initially made it in the playing 11. Steve Smith's health problems allowed Khawaja to come back into the team on match morning at Adelaide Oval.
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"Incredible career mate": Pat Cummins congratulates Usman Khawaja after re
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Australia Test captain Pat Cummins congratulated veteran opener Usman Khawaja on his "incredible career" after the 39-year-old confirmed his retirement from international cricket following the conclusion of the fifth Ashes Test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground, starting Januar
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"Happy with colour of the pitch": SCG curator ahead of fifth Ashes Test
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Sydney wicket for the fifth Test has been in the spotlight after the pitch for the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground recieved an unsatisfactory rating from the International Cricket Council (ICC) after England won the fourth Test in Melbourne by four wickets inside two days
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"I'm a coloured cricketer": Usman Khawaja slams racial stereotyping
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Usman Khawaja, who has confirmed his international retirement after the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney against England, opened up about facing criticism after suffering a back injury at the start of the Ashes series.
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Usman Khawaja to retire from international cricket after fifth Ashes Test
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Veteran Australian opener Usman Khawaja has confirmed that he will retire from international cricket after the conclusion of the fifth Ashes Test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground, beginning later this month, as confirmed by ESPNcricinfo on Friday.
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Wickets tumble faster than ever; pace dominates spinners in record-breakin
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
While bowlers have thrived, the success has overwhelmingly belonged to the fast men. Spin has had a minimal role throughout the series, with 130.3 overs delivered by spinners across four Tests. The Melbourne Test, which ended inside two days, did not see a single over of spin bowled, a rarit
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Australian PM Albanese hosts Aussie, England players for annual New Year's
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
During the reception, the Australian PM joked that both teams should make sure that they make it to day three of the Test after a two-day finish at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) during the Boxing Day Test. The third-day of a Test at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) is significant as it ma
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Ashes: Usman Khawaja picked as Australia announce squad for Sydney Test ag
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Australia announced the 15-member squad on Thursday for the fifth and final Ashes Test against England, starting on January 4 in Sydney, as confirmed by cricket.com.au.
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Ashes: Usman Khawaja to break silence over Test future ahead of Sydney Tes
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The 39-year-old Khawaja has been having a dismal run in Test cricket over the last two years. The left-handed batter has averaged 25.93 and 36.11 in the past two years. In 2025, the Australian opener scored 614 runs in 18 innings, including one fifty and one hundred.
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"I think it definitely can spin": Australia off-spinner Todd Murphy hoping
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
After missing out on the fourth Ashes Test against England in Melbourne, Australian off-spinner Todd Murphy is hoping to play the fifth and final Test in Sydney. The Sydney Test between the two countries will start on January 4.
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"I'm not a fan of him": Matthew Hayden's blunt remark on Australia batting
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Former Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden has said that he is not a fan of current Australian batting coach Michael Di Venuto. Hayden's blunt remark came after Australia's poor batting performance in the Fourth Ashes Test against England in Melbourne, which the visitors won by four wickets
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ICC Men's Test Rankings: Starc, Brook climb upto second spot; Boland secur
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Boxing Day Ashes Test saw pacers taking all the 36 wickets and the match finishing within two days. England snapped their 18-match winless streak in the Aussie land and registered their first Test win in Australia since 2010/11.
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