Just when his Test career appeared to be over, star batter Usman Khawaja made a comeback with a scintillating half-century

Dropped in the slips when on three, Khawaja batted up to the cusp of tea before his 126-ball knock ended on 82 with a slog-sweep caught at deep square leg off the spin of Will Jacks.

Will Jacks gets his first Ashes wicket as he removes Usman Khawaja for 82, with the batter caught by Josh Tongue in the deep, leaving Australia 185-5 on day one of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide.

Steve Smith was ruled out from the third Test between Australia and England with vertigo as Usman Khawaja got another lifeline.

Tonight's third Test at the Adelaide Oval is the first of three must-win games for a touring side who sit 2-0 down and have no more room for error if they are to succeed in bringing the urn back home.

Australian selectors stick with Josh Inglis as Usman Khawaja misses out on selection for the third Test in Adelaide.

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Having worked back into the team following a switch from New South Wales to Queensland, Khawaja believed his Test career was over when he was dropped during the 2019 Ashes. But his appetite for runs and his desire to represent Australia never diminished, with Khawaja piling on the runs in domestic cricket as his mental strength and resilience grew.