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Usman Khawaja to retire after fifth Ashes Test
The Island
|January 03, 2026
Australia batter Usman Khawaja will retire from international cricket following the fifth Ashes Test against England in Sydney this week.
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Usman Khawaja has played 22 Ashes Tests
The 39-year-old will play his 88th and final Test on the ground where he made his debut against the same opponents in January 2011.
Khawaja was born in Pakistan and became the first Muslim to play for Australia when he took the place of Ricky Ponting at the end of England's 3-1 series win 15 years ago.
The left-hander has made 6,206 Test runs at an average of 43.39, with 16 hundreds.
He has played in six Ashes series - winning two, losing two and drawing two.
He was also part of the Australia team that won the World Test Championship in 2023.
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