Usman Khawaja has announced that he will retire from Test cricket after the final match of the Ashes series in Sydney.

He stood, a little self-consciously, as the Old Trafford crowd rose to him, before eventually giving a thumbs-up to his captain and lifting a hand in acknowledgment of the warm and prolonged ovation.

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Jacob Bethell, demoted to four in the batting order after England sent out Brydon Carse as a pinch-hitting No 3 following Ben ...

It was a rare but welcome sight last month when Ireland donned the whites to end a four-year hiatus from Test cricket. Even though they were heavily defeated in the tough surroundings of Bangladesh ...