Khawaja's stunning response in selection shootout

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Usman Khawaja has fixed Australian selectors different timely reminder of his prime successful the lead-up to the archetypal Ashes Test, slamming an unbeaten half-century successful a Shield win.

With Queensland acceptable 88 to triumph against South Australia, Khawaja came successful with the people connected 2-16 successful the 14th implicit and wholly flipped the script.

The left-hander slammed 52 disconnected conscionable 36 deliveries, combining with Test prima Marnus Labuschagne for an unbeaten 72-run basal to usher Queensland to an eight-wicket win.

After wrapping up the points for his Shield side, Khawaja told reporters successful attendance "what volition beryllium volition be" erstwhile asked astir his Ashes prospects.

Khawaja's unbeaten half-century continued what was a fascinating crippled wrong a crippled with the subordinate who is successful nonstop contention with him for a spot successful Australia's line-up, Travis Head.

The Queensland skipper forced South Australia to travel connected aft they were dismissed for conscionable 102 successful their archetypal innings, earlier Head responded with a century.

However, Khawaja's half-century has thrown a caller wrinkle connected which subordinate volition beryllium Australia's No.5 for the archetypal Test astatine the Gabba.

Khawaja past played astatine the Test level for Australia during the 2019 Ashes series, portion Head's past Test quality was during past summer's Boxing Day Test against India.

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