Khawaja reaches career milestone in Ashes finale

And that wraps up Wide World of Sports' unrecorded sum of time four.

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Usman Khawaja and David Warner saved their highest concern of the Ashes bid for Australia's last dig, combining for 135 runs earlier inclement England upwind again ruined play.

A relentless London downpour meant lone 39.5 overs were completed connected time 4 of the 5th and last Test, the umpires calling stumps aft the Australian openers got the tourists' pursuit of 384 runs for triumph disconnected to a terrific start.

Weather permitting, Khawaja and Warner volition resume connected 69 and 58 respectively connected time five, with 98 overs scheduled for the last time and 249 runs lasting betwixt Australia and victory.

Stumps person been called connected time 4 due to the fact that the rainfall has proven unrelenting and the forecast is awful.

Weather permitting, the Aussies volition resume connected time 5 connected 0-135 successful pursuit of 384 runs to win, with 98 overs scheduled for the last day.

Usman Khawaja has made 69 and David Warner 58.

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The fourth-day outlook is not looking good...

Usman Khawaja registered his 5000th Test tally successful the 2nd session, becoming conscionable the 21st Australian to scope the milestone.

From 66 Tests, the left-hander has amassed 5001 runs astatine 47.62, including 15 centuries and a apical people of 195 not out.

Since returning to the XI successful the SCG Test of January 2022, he's scored 2114 runs astatine 62.17, including 7 centuries.

He could beryllium connected his mode to chalking up his 16th Test ton successful the Ashes finale, having made 69 earlier rainfall halted play.

An aboriginal beverage has been taken arsenic rainfall continues to autumn successful London.

The Aussies are successful a steadfast presumption arsenic rainfall halts play during the 2nd session.

Usman Khawaja has made 69 and David Warner 58, taking the tourists to 0-135 successful their pursuit of 384 for victory.

"Australia getting backmost into the crippled nicely," Mark Taylor says successful commentary for Sky Sports.

David Warner pulls a Mark Wood transportation and picks up 2 runs to beforehand 50.

The left-hander has endured different strugglesome Ashes tour, but that's his 2nd half-century of this series.

The Aussies spell connected the onslaught against Joe Root successful the pursuing over, Warner pummelling 2 fours and Usman Khawaja one.