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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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.
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
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.
Australian opener Usman Khawaja broke his silence for the first time after experiencing back spasms during the first Ashes Test at Perth, which prevented him from opening in both innings
Cummins missed the opening Test of the series in Perth with a back injury as the Aussies clinched an eight-wicket victory inside two days, but the captain is yet to be cleared for a return for the second match at the Gabba that commences on December 4.
Josh Inglis hit an unbeaten century to steer a Cricket Australia XI (CA XI) to an eight-wicket win over Engand Lions in the tour match at Lilac Hill in Perth.
After finishing the Perth Ashes opener in two days, players and staff flew to their home cities. Khawaja's back spasms are a significant concern for the Aussies, as the 38-year-old was not able to open in both innings and failed to score well in his only attempt with the bat. He also dropped
On Sunday, star batter Babar Azam, opener Sahibzada Farhan, skipper Salman Agha and hat-trick hero Usman Tariq etched their names in the record books. A match between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe on Tuesday will decide the second finalist, with Zimbabwe having won one and lost two, while SL have l
Tasked with providing England with an explosive start to expand their 40-run lead further, Crawley once again fell to Starc in the first over, thanks to an excellent one-handed grab from the veteran Aussie left-armer. Previously in the first innings, he had nicked the delivery at slips to Us