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Grateful Khawaja waves and kisses Test cricket goodbye

Not even missing out twice with the bat could dampen the emotion from retiring Usman Khawaja or his tearful family watching on in the stands.

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Five-day Ashes epic breaks all-time crowd record

The game might be a dead rubber, but enthusiasm for the relative novelty of a five-day Ashes Test has drawn the biggest ever SCG crowd.

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Bucket list item still looms after Ashes domination

Australia have produced one of the most impressive series wins of the Andrew McDonald era in the home Ashes, but the lure of 2027 still looms large.

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Injured Ben Stokes at risk of watching final day of Ashes tour from SCG pavilion

Ben Stokes is set to spend the final day of this Ashes tour watching on from the old pavilion at the Sydney Cricket Ground

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Jacob Bethell plays starring role in Ashes Wars Episode 5: A New Hope

A brilliant hundred against an elite attack on a wearing pitch shows this England Test team can still survive and evolve

The Guardian - UK

Triple threat: Webster turns SCG Test on its head

Australia are facing an intriguing final-day chase in the fifth Ashes Test after England went to stumps on day four at 8-302, with a lead of 119 runs.

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Jacob Bethell’s coming-of-age century offers silver lining for England as defeat looms in Sydney

Bethell – 22 years old and playing just his sixth Test match – had never scored a first-class hundred before hitting an unbeaten 142 at the SCG

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Boland's Sydney skill leaves statue location uncertain

While he will always be remembered for his hometown heroics in Melbourne, an argument is mounting the SCG is Scott Boland's best Test ground.

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Australia v England: fifth Ashes Test, day four – as it happened

Tourists reach 302-8 with a lead of 119 runs going into final day of fifth Test after fighting maiden century for Jacob Bethell

The Guardian - AU

Best behind Bradman: Smith goes No.2 in Ashes history

Steve Smith has gone past English legend Jack Hobbs for the second-most Ashes centuries and runs.

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England 'mentally, physically' tired as Ashes nears end

England have endured a tough third day of the final Ashes Test, dropping catches and burning reviews in their attempts to contain Australia.

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Australia v England: fifth Ashes Test, day three – as it happened

Australia 518-7 at stumps with a lead of 134 runs on England’s first innings total after centuries from Head and Smith

The Guardian - AU

'Who knows?': Root unsure about return to Australia

Joe Root may have reprised his shrugging celebration when raising his bat for a century at the SCG but his efforts this summer are not be taken lightly.

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'Wasn't good enough': SCG's bad light frustrates CA

Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg was frustrated that bad light curtailed the first day of the Ashes series finale at the SCG.

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Morning Mail: how the US snatched Maduro; children among Swiss blaze victims; SCG hails Bondi heroes

Doubts over Trump’s claim US will ‘run’ Venezuela; girls aged 14 and 15 confirmed killed in Swiss bar fire

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Travis heads towards another ton in Test counterpunch

Travis Head is in sight of his third century of the Ashes, going to stumps on 91no and with Australia 2-166 in reply to England's first-innings 384.

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Root and Brook star for England before storm halts Ashes charge against Australia

Joe Root and Harry Brook built England’s best partnership of series as the visitors reached 211 for three before bad light stopped play on day one of fifth Test

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Why ex Test star worries 'big-time' for Aussie spinners

For a fourth time in six Tests, Australia have opted against playing a spinner. Steve Smith says selectors have been backed into a corner by a recurring factor.

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The Independent UK

Ben Stokes calls for players to put team first as England seek Sydney win

A 3-2 series loss is the best the tourists can hope to salvage at the SCG

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Green's place in fifth Test team under the microscope

Australian allrounder Cameron Green has found himself under the microscope amid a tough Ashes series with the bat.

The Guardian - AU

Police to carry long-arm rifles at final Ashes Test in Sydney amid heightened security after Bondi attack

Decision to carry the weapons at SCG not due to active or imminent threat but ‘to help the public feel safe’, NSW police chief says

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Why SCG will be a fitting farewell for true trailblazer

Usman Khawaja began his career as Australia's great hope and ends it as the people's champion. The 15 years between have been a rollercoaster.

The Guardian - AU

Usman Khawaja announces retirement from international cricket

Australian 39-year-old veteran will bat in fifth Ashes Test in Sydney after an impressive career of 87 Tests, scoring 6,206 runs to date

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'Don't gaslight me': Khawaja slams double standards

Usman Khawaja has announced the Sydney Test will be his 88th and final one, before turning the torch on the racial stereotyping that has surrounded his career.

The Guardian - AU

Sydney has a history of hosting Ashes comebacks – and launching dynasties

Classic New Year’s Tests offer clues for how England and Australia can end this series on their terms at the SCG and set up for the next

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