Ashes 2021-22: 4th Test, Day 2 – Khawaja’s ton and Broad’s 5-fer dominate the day
Australia continues to be absolutely ruthless in the ongoing Ashes as even after winning the series, they seem to be wreaking havoc in the fourth match as well in Sydney. The opening rain-marred day of the fourth Test saw hosts walking with bat and they capitalized their chances to the best on the second day. By the end of day four, Pat Cummins and his men declared after putting massive 416 runs on the board and calling England to bat. Let’s take a look at three talking points-
Usman Khawaja’s sensational ton
Usman Khawaja brings up his ninth Test century and his second at the SCG! 👏
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The opening day at the SCG saw hosts losing three wickets by the end of day’s play and Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja had responsibilities to shoulder. Khawaja came up more than good to steal the show and pushed Australia’s total to breach the 400-run mark by smashing a prolific ton. He was finally sent back by Stuart Broad after he collected 137 runs to his credit.
Stuart Broad’s five-for
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Though Broad might be referred to as an old horse by a few, he doesn’t seem to stop any time soon. Even after missing the third Ashes Test, he returned in style for the fourth fixture and picked a classy five-for to unsettle big fishes like Warner, Smith, and the highest run-getter Khawaja as well.
Steve Smith missing a century
Smith has always been Australia’s backbone in the batting setup and when it comes to Tests, he operates on a different level. He looked adamant enough to score a ton but had to return while collecting 67 runs under his belt. Even he got trapped by on-song Stuart Broad, Smith and Khawaja’s ultimate stand in the middle helped Australia settle for big runs.
