The veteran had back spasms and failed to open in the first Test victory. He was replaced for the second innings by Travis Head, who blasted a match-winning century. It leaves Khawaja's international ...

SYDNEY, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Australia opener Usman Khawaja has been ruled out of the second Ashes test against England in Brisbane later this week due to a back problem, the team said on Tuesday.

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Usman Khawaja has been ruled out of the second Ashes test at the Gabba in Brisbane with a back injury, Cricket Australia said Tuesday. The 38-year-old Khawaja's place in the ...

Having done some physio and gentle fielding on Sunday, Khawaja was put through his paces by Australia's medical staff on the outfield, including running and stretching, before batting for 30 minutes ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Cricket Australia officials will seek a ‘please explain’ from veteran Test opener Usman Khawaja over his description of the Perth ...

Matt Renshaw has declared Usman Khawaja one of the best batters Australia has ever produced and has backed his Queensland teammate to prevent him from being recalled to the Test team. After struggling ...

This much appears certain; if Khawaja cannot recover from his back injury in one week’s time, his Test career will be over. There is very little precedent for a 38-year-old with a questionable form ...

Usman Khawaja has come out of Perth with almost no runs, a bad back, and an Instagram post that has shoved him into the middle of Australia’s latest Ashes argument. In a match where Travis Head’s ...

A defiant Usman Khawaja has answered his critics with a provocative post on Instagram as pressure builds on his Australian Ashes position. The veteran opener courted heavy criticism about his ...

CA's medical staff will look into Khawaja's back spasm and the coach says the batting order will be discussed leading into the Brisbane Test after Head's heroics Australia's players and staff flew to ...

We’ll never know what might have happened otherwise. But Australia’s disastrous first innings performance against England began in the most calamitous of ways with veteran opener Usman Khawaja forced ...

Usman Khawaja was unable to open for Australia after an ill-timed decision to leave the field to get treatment for back spasms just before England's first innings collapse on the opening day of in ...