SYDNEY, Australia — Usman Khawaja answered his critics Saturday with the best way he knows how: By scoring runs, and lots of them. Khawaja made 171 on the third day of the fifth Ashes test at the Sydney Cricket Ground for his first century since his 145 against South Africa in Adelaide in November 2016, a span of 15 innings. “It’s disappointing to hear, but it’s something I have dealt with throughout my career,” said Khawaja, who has six test centuries at an average of 45.8. “When I am scoring runs, I’m elegant, and when I’m not scoring runs I’m lazy. “The SCG was where I grew up playing cricket for New South Wales and an Ashes century is something I have wanted for a long time and I haven’t been able to achieve.

Source: National Post January 06, 2018 08:15 UTC