What a return to the Test arena for Randwick Petersham’s favourite son Usman Khawaja (and on the SCG where he debuted as Australia’s 419th Test player 11 years ago against the same opposition) with 2 stand out innings going back-to-back with 137 and 101*.

In his first Test, since the 2019 Ashes Series in England, Uz exhibited class by bringing up his 100 on the stroke of tea after batting well through the first 2 sessions with Smith including a 4th wicket partnership of 117.

He was dismissed, bowled by Broad, for 137 off 260 balls his 9th Test hundred, in his 45th Test, bringing the Australian innings to a close 8d/416.

Not content with his 9th Test ton Uzzie finished unbeaten on 101 from 138 balls including 10 boundaries and 2 sixers. With this hundred he joined 2 Elite Clubs. He became the 3rd Australian, after Doug Walters and Ricky Ponting, to score hundreds in both innings of a Test at the SCG and is the 6th Australian to perform the same feat in an Ashes Test; following in the footsteps of Warren Bardsley, Arthur Morris, Steve Waugh, Matthew Hayden and Steve Smith.

The Randy Petes congratulate Uzzie on an exceptional and history making comeback and two superb Test tons!!