it came!
#Ashes
Top cricketers often make very good, compelling TV & radio broadcast analysts. Usman Khawaja - strong opinions & amazing backstory - surely a natural fit somewhere now that he has announced his impending retirement. That is, if he wants to pursue it. #Ashes
Murphy in line for comeback as SCG curator defends green pitch exterior
Todd Murphy could play his first Test match on Australian soil as the curator of the SCG allays fears over the pitch.
I've bought virtual seats for my son and his girlfriend for the New Year Test at the SCG. You can too from the McGrath Foundation website! 🩷
Link to the website: https://www.mcgrathfoundation.com.au/
Khawaja's on-field brilliance pales in comparison to his true impact
By Chris De Silva
Before his debut in 2011, Australia had never seen a cricketer like Usman Khawaja and, thanks to his work on and off the field, he'll be followed by plenty more.
#Cricket #Sport #DiversityEquityandInclusion #Ashes #Islam #ChrisDeSilva
#Ashes Usi has proven to be a great Test player. I never cared about his religious faith or racial background at all. He has always been an Aussie Cricketer to me that earnt his spot in the National team. I look forward to the time when players who represent Aus don't deal with what Usi did.
'My greatest blessings': Khawaja's emotional retirement message
By Jon Healy
Australia batter Usman Khawaja will retire after the fifth and final Ashes Test at the SCG, which starts on Sunday.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-02/usman-khawaja-to-retire-after-scg-ashes-test/106193812
Uzzie #Ashes #SCG “I’m a proud Muslim coloured boy from Pakistan who was told that he would never play for the Australian cricket team. Look at me now. And you can do the same. As I walk off for the last time, I do so with gratitude and peace. Or as we say, salam"
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
Usman Khawaja announces retire...
"Day three in this Test is really important," stressed Anthony Albanese. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/sports/cricket/just-get-someone-to-playbecause-we-do-want-day-three-australian-pms-banter-with-players-i13odol9?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Ashes #AustraliavsEngland #TestCricket #AnthonyAlbanese
Last cricket post til 4 January #Ashes but here's the Pope numbers even above Ramps
On Bazball’s Resurrection and Theological Vindication
Musings on the third and fourth Ashes Tests, from an anonymous knighted former England Test cricket captain #Ashes 🏏
https://newsletter.danliebke.com/p/on-bazballs-resurrection-and-theological
Speculation has been rife about whether Khawaja’s 88th Test at the SCG against England will be his final game for Australia. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/sports/cricket/if-he-doesnt-do-that-he-risks-his-career-ending-not-on-his-terms-vaughan-on-khawaja-ruaav71q?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #UsmanKhawaja #MichaelVaughan #Ashes #AustraliavsEngland
"squint-past-the-detail stuff. It overlooks the fact other opponents didn’t have much prep, whereas Australia were cocked and ready. It overlooks the basic point that because you got away with not revising for one exam doesn’t mean you should never revise" #Ashes
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
McCullum must be held to accou...
Damien Martyn averaged a beautiful 55+ over the 5 years from his recall until the hubristic 2005 #Ashes. Too effortless for his ignorant critics, never saw him bat at Edgbaston 2005 or MCG 2006 sadly stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/pl...
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Calls for critics to 'grow up' after outcry over period mention on BBC
By Jon Healy
Alex Hartley says she was stunned by the reaction to her talking about her period during the BBC's radio commentary of the third Ashes Test.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d.... Let's hope he pulls through #News #Aus #Cricket #Ashes #Qld
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