Usman Khawaja retires: Australia ends its international career after the fifth Ashes Test

He was also part of the Australian team that won the World Test Championship in 2023.

The final Test begins at the SCG on Sunday (23:30 GMT, Saturday).

Along with Steve Smith, Khawaja is one of two remaining members of the Australia team that England defeated in their last win in this country in 2010-11.

He needs 30 runs in his final Test to move past Mike Hussey and into 14th place in Australia’s all-time run-scorer list, behind the great Donald Bradman in 13th.

Khawaja played his last 40 one-day internationals in 2019, after scoring 1,554 runs in 42 overs. He played in nine T20 internationals, scoring 241 runs at 26.77.

Now playing domestically for Queensland, Khawaja will end his career on the ground that was his home when he first played professional cricket for New South Wales in 2008.

Often in and out of the Australia team during his Test career, he found a home at the top of the order during the previous home Ashes in 2021-22.

However, his place came under scrutiny during this series after he suffered back spasms in the first Test which prevented him from opening.

Travis Head took Khawaja’s place in the second innings and made a swashbuckling century to lead Australia to an eight-wicket win.

Khawaja then missed the second Test with a back problem and was scheduled to be ruled out of the third Test, only to receive a late call-up when Steve Smith fell ill.

He made 82 and 40 in Adelaide to retain his place for the fourth Test. Australia leads the series 3-1.

After the Ashes, Australia will not play another Test until August, by which time Khawaja will be almost 40 years old.