Usman Khawaja became only the second Australian player to bat on all five days of a Test, during the first Test against England in the ongoing Ashes series on Tuesday.
England, after opting to bat first, declared on the first day with 393/8 on board. Australia in reply notched 386/10, powered by Khawaja’s blistering 321-ball 141 and trailed by seven runs on day three.
Halfway through the fourth day, with Aussie skipper Pat Cummins and Nathon Lyon starring with four wickets each, England was bowled out for 273, leaving Australia 281 to chase with a day and a half remaining.
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In came Khawaja with opening partner David Warner on day four and is currently unbeaten at 37, with Australia needing 166 runs to take a 1-0 lead in its quest to retain the urn.
The only other Australian with this unique feat is Kim Hughes, who batted on all five days against the same side at Lords in August 1980.
Full list of players who have batted through all five days of a Test:
Motganalli Jaisimha (India) vs Australia - 1960
Geoffrey Boycott (England) vs Australia - 1977
Kim Hughes (Australia) vs England - 1980
Allan Lamb (England) vs West Indies - 1984
Ravi Shastri (India) vs England - 1984
Adrian Griffith (West Indies) vs New Zealand - 1999
Andrew Flintoff (England) vs India - 2006
Alviro Petersen (South Africa) vs New Zealand - 2012
Cheteshwar Pujara (India) vs Sri Lanka - 2017
Rory Burns (England) vs Australia - 2019
Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies) vs Zimbabwe - 2023
Tangenarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) vs Zimbabwe - 2023
Usman Khawaja (Australia) vs England - 2023*
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