The only thing I wanted was to win: Usman Khawaja
On the final morning, Khawaja led the Australian team onto the field on Day 5 as his teammates instinctively held back, allowing him to take in the occasion.
On the final morning, Khawaja led the Australian team onto the field on Day 5 as his teammates instinctively held back, allowing him to take in the occasion.
England opener Ben Duckett completed 3,000 Test runs on Saturday.
The figure surpasses the previous MCG record of 93,013, set during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand.
Smith walked out ahead of play to attempt his familiar pre-match routine, only for the dizziness that had troubled him in recent days to resurface.
Khawaja did not open in Australia’s first innings during the Perth Test after a back issue kept him off the field for an extended period while England batted.
The 36-year-old pacer boasts the sixth-best bowling average in Test history (minimum 50 wickets) but remains behind Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood in Australia’s pace hierarchy.
More than three months before the all-important Ashes 2025-26 series, the mind games have started with Australia’s legendary quick Glenn McGrath predicting a 5-0 whitewash of England when the series starts November 21.
Australia’s veteran off-spinner Nathan Lyon believes spin will play a key role in determining the outcome of this year’s Ashes series, and expressed his concerns over England’s depleted spin-bowling resources ahead of the much-anticipated contest, which begins on November 21 in Perth.
This will make it the first instance of Australia’s men’s team playing a Pink ball Test at the MCG.
Josh Hazelwood was determined too unwell to play the second one-day international against England in Brisbane.
