Usman Khawaja of Australia celebrates his century in opposition to England.
| Photo Credit: Getty Images
Usman Khawaja of Australia celebrates his century in opposition to England.
| Photo Credit: Getty Images
Usman Khawaja turned solely the second Australian participant to bat on all 5 days of a Test, in the course of the first Test in opposition to England within the ongoing Ashes sequence on Tuesday.
England, after opting to bat first, declared on the primary day with 393/8 on board. Australia in reply notched 386/10, powered by Khawaja’s blistering 321-ball 141 and trailed by seven runs on day three.
Halfway by means of the fourth day, with Aussie skipper Pat Cummins and Nathon Lyon starring with 4 wickets every, England was bowled out for 273, leaving Australia 281 to chase with a day and a half remaining.
ASHES 1ST TEST DAY 5 LIVE UPDATES
In got here Khawaja with opening accomplice David Warner on day 4 and is at present unbeaten at 37, with Australia needing 166 runs to take a 1-0 lead in its quest to retain the urn.
The solely different Australian with this distinctive feat is Kim Hughes, who batted on all 5 days in opposition to the identical aspect at Lords in August 1980.
Full record of gamers who’ve batted by means of all 5 days of a Test:
Motganalli Jaisimha (India) vs Australia – 1960
Geoffrey Boycott (England) vs Australia – 1977
Kim Hughes (Australia) vs England – 1980
Allan Lamb (England) vs West Indies – 1984
Ravi Shastri (India) vs England – 1984
Adrian Griffith (West Indies) vs New Zealand – 1999
Andrew Flintoff (England) vs India – 2006
Alviro Petersen (South Africa) vs New Zealand – 2012
Cheteshwar Pujara (India) vs Sri Lanka – 2017
Rory Burns (England) vs Australia – 2019
Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies) vs Zimbabwe – 2023
Tangenarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) vs Zimbabwe – 2023
Usman Khawaja (Australia) vs England – 2023*
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com