In the ongoing series, Khawaja did not come out to bat in the second innings of the Perth Test match as he was struggling with back spasms. So far, he has scored 153 runs in three matches and five innings, with an average of 30.60. He also has one half-century, which he scored in Adelaide
Usman Khawaja (Pic: File Pic)
Ahead of the fifth and final Test match of the Ashes series against England, Australia's veteran opening batsman Usman Khawaja is set to break the silence over his future in the format, according to The Australian.
He is expected to hold a news conference ahead of the final Test match to make his plans clear.
The 39-year-old Khawaja has been having a dismal run in Test cricket over the past two years. The left-handed batter has averaged 25.93 and 36.11 in the past two years. In 2025, the Australian opener scored 614 runs in 18 innings, including one fifty and one hundred.
The left-hander scored his only century against Sri Lanka during Australia's January-February tour in 2025. He registered a gigantic score of 232 runs in the first innings of the opening Test match.
In the ongoing series, Khawaja did not come out to bat in the second innings of the Perth Test match as he was struggling with back spasms.
He missed the Brisbane Test and was initially left out for Adelaide, only being recalled to bat at No 4 because of Steve Smith's illness, who was ruled out of the Test.
During the fourth Test match against the "Three Lions", Khawaja played in the middle order with Travis Head and Jack Weatherald at the top. Facing 52 balls, the left-handed batsman accumulated 29 runs and a two-ball duck across both the innings.
So far, he has scored 153 runs in three matches and five innings, with an average of 30.60. He also has one half-century, which he scored in Adelaide.
Recently, former England cricketer Michael Vaughan urged Khawaja to control his own destiny and enjoy the chance to end his remarkable career on his own terms at home, reported the Sydney Morning Herald.
"I would say to Usman, 'Don't let them decide. You decide your destiny. When someone has been playing for so long, we've just got to let them decide. Usman has had an incredible career and not many get the chance to say goodbye on their own terms at their own venue," Vaughan said, as quoted by the Sydney Morning Herald.
"If he doesn't do that, he runs the risk of his career ending not on his own terms. I can't think of a better way to say goodbye than at his home ground in an Ashes series. If Uzzie has got the energy and capacity to really want to fight on, yeah, I could see that happening, but leaving in Sydney in an Ashes series sounds pretty good to me," added the former cricketer.
(With ANI Inputs)
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