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Alongside Steve Smith, Khawaja is one of two remaining members of the Australia team beaten by England in their last series win in this country in 2010-11.<\/p>\n
Khawaja has made 6,206 Test runs at an average of 43.39, with 16 hundreds.<\/p>\n
He needs 30 runs in his final Test to go above Mike Hussey into 14th on Australia’s all-time run-scorers list, just behind the great Donald Bradman in 13th.<\/p>\n
Khawaja played the last of his 40 one-day internationals in July 2019, having scored 1,554 runs at 42. He played in nine T20 internationals, scoring 241 runs at 26.77.<\/p>\n
Now playing domestically for Queensland, Khawaja will end his career on the ground that was his home when he first played professional cricket for New South Wales in 2008.<\/p>\n
Often in and out of the Australia team across his Test career, he found a home at the top of the order during the previous home Ashes in 2021-22.<\/p>\n
However, his place came under scrutiny during this series after he suffered back spasms in the first Test that prevented him from opening.<\/p>\n
Travis Head took Khawaja’s place in the second innings and made a swashbuckling century to lead Australia to an eight-wicket win.<\/p>\n
Khawaja subsequently missed the second Test with the back problem and was due to be left out of the third, only to receive a late call-up when Steve Smith fell ill.<\/p>\n
He made scores of 82 and 40 in Adelaide to retain his place in the fourth Test.<\/p>\n
After the Ashes Australia will not play another Test until August, by which time Khawaja will be almost 40.<\/p>\n
Australia lead the current Ashes series 3-1. The final Test starts on Sunday (23:30 GMT, Saturday).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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