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Australia announce playing XI for 3rd Ashes Test, Usman Khawaja misses out
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Captain Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon return to the Australian Test XI side as pacers Brendan Doggett and Michael Neser drop out, with the Aussies aiming to seal the Ashes series in Adelaide. The hosts have confirmed their playing XI for the third Ashes Test against England, as per the ICC web
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"I'm ready to go": Usman Khawaja declares himself fit ahead of third Ashes
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Veteran Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has declared himself fit ahead of the third Ashes Test against England in Adelaide on Saturday. The Australian top-order batter missed the second Test in Brisbane after not recovering from the back spasms which he suffered during the Ashes Opener in
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Warner backs Khawaja as opener ahead of Adelaide Ashes Test
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Former Australian cricketer David Warner has thrown his support behind his former opening partner Usman Khawaja to reclaim the opener's spot for the third Ashes Test in Adelaide, arguing that keeping Travis Head at No. 5 is the setup most likely to trouble England, as per ESPNcricinfo.
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"I miss walking out by myself": Travis Head hints at opening with Jake Wea
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Australian batter Travis Head has admitted he misses the feeling of walking out to bat alone as an opener in Test cricket -- a comment that hints he may once again partner Jake Weatherald at the top of the order in the third Ashes Test in Adelaide, potentially leaving Usman Khawaja out, as p
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"I don't know if they need to go back to that": Clarke on Khawaja's return
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke remains unconvinced of Usman Khawaja's return to the Australian playing 11 against England for the third Test in Adelaide, starting from December 17, yet acknowledges that selectors will likely pick him for the fixture.
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Pat Cummins to be back for Adelaide Test; Josh Hazlewood out of Ashes
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Pat Cummins is set to come back into Australia's Test XI and resume the captaincy duties in next week's third Ashes match in Adelaide, while Josh Hazlewood has been sidelined for the remainder of the series due to an Achilles injury and will now shift his focus to recovering in time for the
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"I'm not a selector, but...": Australia batter provides selection update f
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
"I'm not a selector, but what I will say is the same way they (selectors) looked at this game, they looked at the game objectively and said what was the best way for us to win this game with all the information we have on pink-ball cricket," Labuschagne noted.
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Australia drops Nathan Lyon, opts for all-pace attack in 2nd Ashes Test vs
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Australia have left out spinner Nathan Lyon in favour of an all-out pace attack for the second Ashes Test against England in Brisbane on Thursday.
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Usman Khawaja out of second Ashes Test; Australia name squad for pink-ball
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Veteran opener Usman Khawaja has been ruled out of the day-night Ashes Test in Brisbane due to a back injury, once again leaving Australia to rethink their opening combination
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Labuschagne backs team decision as Khawaja faces fitness test ahead of Gab
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
While stand-in captain Pat Cummins continued to make steady progress from his own lower-back issue, Khawaja was the centre of attention in the adjacent nets, where team medical staff closely monitored a fitness test on Monday afternoon.
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Travis Head "happy" to keep opening amid Usman Khawaja debate ahead pink-b
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Travis Head is "happy" to continue opening the innings for Australia amid the ongoing Usman Khawaja debate ahead of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane. The second Test against England will be held at the iconic Gabba, starting December 4. The second Test of the five-match series will be a pin
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Ashes: Usman Khawaja to give explaination Cricket Australia over his "piec
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Veteran opener Usman Khawaja is set to explain to Cricket Australia (CA) officials over his "a piece of s***" remark over the Perth Stadium pitch during the first Ashes Test against England.
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