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    "excerpt": "Usman Khawaja finessed his second century of the match to place Australia in a commanding position to chase down yet another victory over weary England in the fourth Ashes Test in Sydney on Saturday. ",
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    "editor1": "<p>Usman Khawaja finessed his second century of the match to place Australia in a commanding position to chase down yet another victory over weary England in the fourth Ashes Test in Sydney on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Pakistan-born Khawaja has been in imperious form in his comeback from a 30-month Test exile, hitting 137 in the first innings before adding an unbeaten 101 to break English hearts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"da\">A hundred in both innings for Usman Khawaja!<br \/>\r\n.<br \/>\r\n.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cricket?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cricket<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AUSvENG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AUSvENG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ashes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ashes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ashes21?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ashes21<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UsmanKhawaja?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UsmanKhawaja<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XJnVXdYp2u\">pic.twitter.com\/XJnVXdYp2u<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cricketnmore\/status\/1479690245608071171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Take A Bow, Uzzie!<br \/>\r\n.<br \/>\r\n.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cricket?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cricket<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AUSvENG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AUSvENG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ashes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ashes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ashes21?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ashes21<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UsmanKhawaja?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UsmanKhawaja<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SuBoyXKhKW\">pic.twitter.com\/SuBoyXKhKW<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cricketnmore\/status\/1479693617195143169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What a return to Test cricket for Usman Khawaja!<br \/>\r\n.<br \/>\r\n.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cricket?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cricket<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AUSvENG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AUSvENG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ashes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ashes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ashes21?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ashes21<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pRi2ankDgt\">pic.twitter.com\/pRi2ankDgt<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cricketnmore\/status\/1479699895833432065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>His domineering 179-run partnership with youngster Cameron Green set up a late declaration and left a beleaguered England having to defy history with a formidable target of 388.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The tourists got to the close without losing a wicket for 30, with Zak Crawley on 22 not out and Haseeb Hameed on eight. They trail by 357.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The highest winning run chase in the fourth innings at the Sydney Cricket Ground stands at 288-2 by Australia against South Africa in 2006. No touring team has gone past 200.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>England, who surrendered the Ashes inside 12 days and have yet to pass 300 in the series, will hope to stop Australia going 4-0 up in the series on Sunday&#39;s final day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Khawaja became the third Australian player to score twin centuries in 140 years of Ashes cricket at the SCG, and the sixth in a Test match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He toyed with the England bowling with his hundred flowing off 138 balls, laced with 10 fours and two sixes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He had solid support from Green, who registered his second Test half-century with a confidence-boosting 74 before he top-edged Jack Leach to Joe Root.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Alex Carey surprisingly came out to bat and was out first ball to Leach, signalling the long-awaited declaration by skipper Pat Cummins.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Leach finished with 4-84 off 21.5 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Khawaja and Green rebuffed England&#39;s efforts after the loss of key batsmen David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith to have the Australians at 86 for four.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Smith again failed to get going in a 31-ball stay and was bowled for 23 after he was late on the shot from a Leach skidder.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>So far in the series, Smith has scored a total of 217 runs after scoring 93 in the second Adelaide Test. His series average stands at 36.16, well below his current Test average of 60.84.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Mark Wood once again captured the valued wicket of the number-one-rated Test batsman Labuschagne, having him caught behind for 29.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The Durham express bowler has now taken Labuschagne&#39;s wicket three times among his eight wickets in the series, in the space of 52 balls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Australia lost openers David Warner (3) and Marcus Harris (27) before lunch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The indefatigable Wood coaxed an outside edge off Warner for stand-in wicketkeeper Ollie Pope to take the catch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Pope finished with four catches while deputising for Jos Buttler, who had X-rays after taking a blow to his left index finger on day two.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Buttler&#39;s injury will be evaluated at the end of the Sydney Test, team officials said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The stand-in gloved a catch to dismiss Harris off spinner Leach.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>England earlier added 36 runs before they were dismissed for 294, to give Australia a 122-run innings lead.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Jonny Bairstow added 10 more runs before he was caught behind off Scott Boland.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The big Yorkshireman soaked up the crowd&#39;s applause as he left the field, after his first Ashes century in Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Bairstow faced 158 balls and hit eight fours and three sixes, battling on after taking a nasty blow to his thumb from Cummins when he was on 60.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Boland continued his remarkable series with his team&#39;s best figures of 4-36.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"  https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/australia-vs-england-ashes\">Ashes 2021-22 - England vs Australia Schedule and Squads<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Since his extraordinary Test debut in Melbourne, where he was man of the match with 6-7, he has captured 11 wickets at 8.27.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What result are we headed for?<br \/>\r\n.<br \/>\r\n.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cricket?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cricket<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AUSvENG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AUSvENG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ashes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ashes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ashes21?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ashes21<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c4vW12PVQp\">pic.twitter.com\/c4vW12PVQp<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cricketnmore\/status\/1479713933539696640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>",
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