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Many, including former captain Michael Clarke has been left staggered by Usman Khawaja’s snubbing from Cricket Australia’s 20-man central contract list.
There have been suggestions, after scenes in "The Test" were revealed, that a couple of his clashes with Justin Langer might have been a factor.
There is no doubt that his performances over the 2015 to 2019 period illustrate he has been a good servant in Test cricket. In that period he played 35 Tests scored 8 centuries and 12 fifties while averaging 44.8
Perhaps his performances against different nations might reveal a small problem. Against England he averages 29.9, India (28.3) and Sri Lanka (26.4) compared with his performances against New Zealand (72.6) and Pakistan (70.9). With only 2 innings against each of West Indies and Bangladesh it would be inappropriate to judge his averages (100.0 and 1.0).
The man himself feels he still has something to offer. Will he get a reprieve?
There have been suggestions, after scenes in "The Test" were revealed, that a couple of his clashes with Justin Langer might have been a factor.
There is no doubt that his performances over the 2015 to 2019 period illustrate he has been a good servant in Test cricket. In that period he played 35 Tests scored 8 centuries and 12 fifties while averaging 44.8
Perhaps his performances against different nations might reveal a small problem. Against England he averages 29.9, India (28.3) and Sri Lanka (26.4) compared with his performances against New Zealand (72.6) and Pakistan (70.9). With only 2 innings against each of West Indies and Bangladesh it would be inappropriate to judge his averages (100.0 and 1.0).
The man himself feels he still has something to offer. Will he get a reprieve?
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