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Khawaja's Out of the pink ball test


Australia will need to adjust its plans for who opens the batting in Brisbane with back spasms keeping a veteran star sidelined for the pink-ball Ashes encounter
Usman Khawaja's international future is up in the air after the opener was ruled out of the second NRMA Insurance Test against England due to the back injury he suffered in Perth almost two weeks ago.

Josh Inglis and Beau Webster are both in the mix to return to Australia's XI after the Aussies ruled out Khawaja but did not replace him in the squad.

Khawaja, who turns 39 later this month, had a 30-minute hit in the Gabba practice nets on Tuesday. The left-hander appeared in discomfort at times and has not recovered well enough to be available for selection for the match beginning Thursday.


It means Australia will field yet another new opener in this Ashes series after Khawaja's back spasms in the first Test forced Marnus Labuschagne and then Travis Head to be deployed as makeshift options.

Renshaw lives just up the road.
Make the call Ronald.

 

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England trio Ben Stokes, Mark Wood and Jamie Smith spotted riding e-scooters without helmets in Brisbane​

Ollie Pope says the England team has learned its lesson after a handful of players were photographed riding e-scooters without helmets during the Ashes tour.

Captain Ben Stokes, wicketkeeper Jamie Smith and injured paceman Mark Wood were pictured riding scooters around Brisbane in the lead-up to the second Test match on Thursday.

Queensland government rules do not require helmets for those using human-powered scooters, but they must be worn when riding the motorised variety.

Section 256A(1) of Queensland's road rules state that e-scooter riders can face a fine of $166 for failing to wear a helmet without an exemption.


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$166 fine?? Should be jail time IMO.

Public pillory.

 

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I reckon you could get good odds for Uzi’s career being done. He was lucky he made this far. Definitely not a player with a body of work that’s earned him the right to retire on his own terms.

 

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Mark Wood (150 k/hr and 0 Wkts), is out.
I wood have thought he’d have been a handful under lights.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/brisbane-ashes-test-2025-will-jacks-back-in-england-xi-after-three-years-for-second-test-1514051

 

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I reckon you could get good odds for Uzi’s career being done. He was lucky he made this far. Definitely not a player with a body of work that’s earned him the right to retire on his own terms.

Not many do or should get to retire on their own terms, Warner was blessed due to lack of younger talent, and Uzy has benefited from that a little bit too, but lucky?
Nothing about his career screams lucky to me. Pretty sure it was hard work if you ask him.
Anyway the sooner he retires and moves into CA administration the better.

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