The innings that could seal Test exile's fate

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Usman Khawaja has taken different important measurement towards ending his Test exile with yet different awesome Sheffield Shield sound for Queensland.

The classy left-hander scored centuries successful consecutive Shield games to rocket backmost into contention for the Australian squad up of the Ashes.

Today helium produced an innings that didn't scope triple figures, but was conscionable arsenic important for the Bulls.

Western Australia's prime gait bowling onslaught ripped done the Queensland line-up connected a greenish apical wicket astatine the Gabba, wherever the archetypal Ashes Test is owed to commencement connected December 8.

At 1 constituent Queensland was 7-56, with Khawaja playing a lone manus arsenic his teammates crumbled astir him.

Commentators were definite the location broadside would beryllium rolled for little than 80, but made it to 129 acknowledgment to the 34-year-old skipper, who was the past wicket of the innings, caught retired for 70 disconnected 138 balls erstwhile helium was chasing speedy runs.

It follows knocks of 119 against Tasmania, and 174 against South Australia.

Despite those large scores, cricket fable Ian Chappell ruled a enactment done Australia picking Khawaja for the Ashes.

"I'm not convinced that Khawaja is simply a bully capable player," Chappell told Wide World of Sports exclusively.

"Khawaja's a bully subordinate against mediocre bowling, but against bully bowling I don't deliberation there's overmuch aboriginal there."

Khawaja peels disconnected Sheffield Shield ton

Wednesday's innings whitethorn alteration the caput of Khawaja's doubters fixed it was against a prime seam onslaught connected a lively wicket, and the aforesaid wicket connected which Australia volition look England successful a month's time.

Khawaja averages 40.66 successful 44 Tests for Australia. He hasn't worn the baggy greenish since being dropped midway done the 2019 Ashes tour.

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