LIVE: Khawaja's selfless sacrifice for Cummins

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Usman Khawaja said it was the incessant Sydney rainfall that stranded him shy of a maiden double-ton, alternatively than immoderate "harsh" determination by skipper Pat Cummins.

Speaking connected Triple M aft play, Khawaja said had play started connected time, the program was ever to proceed batting.

"The program was ever to bat successful the morning. The rainfall was the lone happening that was going to halt it - and it rained astatine the worst time," helium said.

"Every clip we thought we were going to get on, a small spot of rainfall would travel through. Then they took the covers disconnected and determination were a fewer muddy patches. It conscionable kept getting little apt and little apt (we would bat)."

Khawaja said helium could spot Cummins mulling implicit the determination arsenic the time went on.

"I knew evidently Patty wanted to vessel astatine immoderate signifier … earlier helium adjacent came up to maine and talked to me, I could benignant of work the sign.

"I honestly conscionable went up to him and went: 'Patty, immoderate you request to bash to triumph this Test match, conscionable bash it. I emotion playing for Australia and you cognize if I'm not playing this crippled to triumph this game, it'd beryllium incorrect for maine to inquire to spell retired determination for 2 oregon 3 overs and conscionable bash what you consciousness is right.'

"I got successful first. I don't privation him to travel to me. I conscionable went: 'Mate, you marque the decision, instrumentality the emotion retired of it and bash what you request to do.' I made the inaugural to marque definite I got up to him first."

Khawaja ended Australia's archetypal innings 195 not out.

South Africa volition resume this greeting astatine 6-149. Australia is an extracurricular accidental of triumph connected time five. The archetypal occupation is to instrumentality the last 4 first-innings wickets for little than 126 runs to enforce the follow-on.