The day again belonged to Khawaja, who returned to Test cricket after 2-1/2 years as a makeshift replacement for Travis Head when the middle order batsman tested positive for COVID-19. "Surreal moment," said Khawaja, who now has three centuries against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). "I've never got back-to-back hundreds in first class cricket, let alone Test cricket. "I'm sure the lads will take whatever they need to take tomorrow," said acting England coach Graham Thorpe. The highest successful fourth-innings run chase in 140 years of Test cricket at the SCG came when Australia's overhauled a target of 287 against South Africa in 2006.

Source: bd News24 January 08, 2022 13:06 UTC