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Khawaja To Be Assessed For Back Issues, Says McDonald
Andrew McDonald: Australia coach Andrew McDonald has confirmed Usman Khawaja will undergo medical assessment this week for the back issues which cropped up during the opening Ashes Test in Perth, but expressed optimism that the senior opener will be fit for the second game starting on December 4 in Brisbane.
Khawaja was unable to open in either innings and batted only once, while also missing considerable time on the field. As per McDonald, Australia’s medical staff are set to investigate further, as Khawaja has never previously experienced back spasms of this nature in his playing career.
"There was discussions around further investigation to whether it was more serious than what we sort of first anticipated. So we'll work through that. We'll get a squad together. We'll step through everything that we normally step through. We get to camp in six days' time. It's a long way out, a lot of information to gather between now and then, and hopefully Usman is fit and available for selection."
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