8 h. ago Why the ‘toughest job in cricket’ will be even harder for Khawaja’s successors

With legacy-defining tours against India and England on the horizon, the questions over Australia’s top order take on fresh urgency.

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25 h. ago Khawaja was dropped eight times. He explains how he kept coming back

In a wide-ranging interview, Khawaja also revealed coach Andrew McDonald wanted him to keep going until the 2027 tour of India.

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28 h. ago ‘Look at me now:’ Usman Khawaja takes parting shot at ‘racial stereotyping’ as he announces retirement

Khawaja, who will retire after the Sydney Test, went out swinging.

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29 h. ago ‘Look at me now:’ Usman Khawaja announces he will retire after Sydney Test

This masthead has confirmed that Khawaja has told teammates of his decision, which he will share with the world later on Friday.

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43 h. ago Khawaja set to address media on Friday as retirement speculation swirls

The veteran Test batsman will front a press conference at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday morning before the team’s training session ahead of the fifth Ashes Test.

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3 d. ago ‘You decide your destiny’: Why Michael Vaughan is urging Khawaja to bow out in Sydney

Ashes-winning captain has weighed into the debate over Usman Khawaja’s future, and warned England they need to win well at the SCG to prove Bazball still has a pulse.

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4 d. ago Khawaja, Green, Healy and Perry. What does 2026 have in store for Australian cricket?

It’s been a very Merry Christmas for the Australian Test team and national selectors with Ashes success well and truly ‘urned’, but the new year shapes as being a, shall we say, testing time. We take a look at what the future holds in Australian cricket in 2026.

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5 d. ago Australia coach provides telling Khawaja update ahead of SCG Test

Will Usman Khawaja retire in Sydney? Or will he be given a tap on the shoulder in the coming months?

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2 w. ago Usman Khawaja has given selectors a headache. David Warner couldn’t be happier

Khawaja’s former long-term opening partner says there are more Test runs in the Australian veteran.

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2 w. ago A hundred in Test cricket heaven: Carey, Khawaja save Australia’s blushes

It was through a pair of proper Test cricketers that Australia avoided a first-innings pratfall in a game that England must win to keep the series alive.

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2 w. ago Smith set to play despite mystery ailment as Khawaja misses out in Adelaide

Returning captain Pat Cummins named his XI on match eve, confirming that Travis Head and Jake Weatherald will continue their opening partnership.

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2 w. ago He’s prolific, pioneering, easy on the eye. But Usman Khawaja should retire now

Usman Khawaja has been an ornament to Australian cricket, but the time has come to put him back on the mantelpiece.

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2 w. ago ‘I could’ve retired two years ago’: Khawaja responds to calls for his axing

Usman Khawaja says he’s not fazed by calls for him to retire from Test cricket, and has revealed why he thinks his back broke down in Perth.

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3 w. ago Khawaja should play in Adelaide out of ruthlessness, not charity

The decision whether to extend Usman Khawaja’s career has been framed, somewhat insultingly, as a charitable donation.

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3 w. ago ‘He’ll do whatever he needs’: Khawaja ups the ante in bid to save career

Usman Khawaja had a solo training session in Brisbane on Wednesday, as he seeks to garner a recall for the third Ashes Test in Adelaide. Watch the footage here.

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3 w. ago ‘He’ll do whatever he needs to do’: Khawaja trains alone in push for Ashes recall

Usman Khawaja had a solo training session in Brisbane on Wednesday, as he seeks to garner a recall for the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.

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3 w. ago A shootout looms between two very different cricketers if Khawaja is axed

Usman Khawaja’s Test future hangs on a bold Adelaide call as Beau Webster pushes his case, with Pat Cummins’ return set to reshape Australia’s selection puzzle.

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