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Damien Martyn said on twitter that he feels khuwaja is 'ready'
 
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I have no doubts about his batting.. Great Talent.. But How Good he is as a Fielder? Is he like Typical Pakistani Fielder, or pretty similar to the Aussie Guys????
 
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IT_Khumbee said:
Khawaja was born in Pakistan...thats why.....BTW...why ind ppl call Bobby Jindal indian...he was not even born in Indus :fawad
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I was born in Yemen. Lived there 2 years. I'm not Yemeni

Qasim Omar was born in Kenya. Not Kenyan

Tanveer Ahmed was born in Kuwait. Not Kuwaiti
 
1137moiz said:
I was born in Yemen. Lived there 2 years. I'm not Yemeni

Qasim Omar was born in Kenya. Not Kenyan

Tanveer Ahmed was born in Kuwait. Not Kuwaiti
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I wonder who gives license to write these DUMB comments to these people

LIVING or BORN in a country doesnt make you national of that country.


it takes generations to simulates in a Culture and become part of it
 
This thread has gone else where. We should be discussing his cricket credentials not his cultural background or nationality.

I want to see this guy in International cricket, he definitely floats my boat.
 
Usman Khawaja set to cap rapid rise with selection in Australia's Ashes squad

Usman Khawaja set to cap rapid rise with selection in Australia's Ashes squad

By Will Swanton From: The Daily Telegraph November 15, 2010 12:00AM

Ashes call-up...Usman Khawaja. Picture: Phill Hillyard Source: The Daily Telegraph
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USMAN Khawaja will take a giant step towards becoming Australia's first Test cricketer of Muslim faith with selection in the Ashes squad this morning.

The Daily Telegraph can reveal the young NSW trio of Khawaja, Phillip Hughes and Steve Smith will all be named in the squad for the first Test by Australia's selection chairman Andrew Hilditch at the Sydney Opera House.

Hilditch and his panel of David Boon, Jamie Cox and Greg Chappell have been backed into a corner by Cricket Australia having scheduled today's public event in August. The panel refuse to be rushed into naming a 12-man squad and have up to 16 players in their squad. Selectors want to scrutinise this week's three Sheffield Shield matches, plus Australia A versus England in Hobart, before finalising their side for the first Test.

Pakistan-born Khawaja will be chosen to keep the heat on Mike Hussey and Marcus North for a place in the middle order. Hughes is mainly cover for Simon Katich, whose thumb injury is a concern.

Smith will be the dark horse for the all-rounder duties.

If Khawaja makes runs for Australia A while Hussey and/or North fail for WA, his case will become almost undeniable.

Likely Ashes squad: Shane Watson, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Clarke (vc), Michael Hussey, Marcus North, Brad Haddin, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Hauritz, Ben Hilfenhaus, Doug Bollinger, Peter Siddle, Ryan Harris, Usman Khawaja, Phillip Hughes, Steven Smith

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Good to see some pressure being put on Hussey and North.
 
Message to Usman:

If you don't get to play a match in the ashes you're welcome to join the Pak team :)

(Then again, he might rather play for NSW than work for PCB)
 
I really cant see what they see in Smith his bowling really needs improving although a very handy lower order bat, Hughes and Khwaja are exciting. Hope Australia pummel England that will keep the media shut up for a while as they still bang on about 2005 as if it was yesterday.
 
khalil1986 said:
they still bang on about 2005 as if it was yesterday.
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er..............no they don't. haven't read anything about the 2005 Ashes from a credible writer in a long, long time. and even if it is mentioned - so what? 2005, 2006/7, and 2009 are all relevant to the debate over this series, seeing as they have featured many similar players.

this kind of baseless 'haters gotta hate' attitude is something we're going to be seeing a lot of throughout the Ashes. Yay :D
 
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Been saying for a while that I would replace Hussey, North and Hauritz with Khawaja, Hughes and Smith.
 
The papers seem to be bigging up the Muslim factor. Does anyone know how religious he is exactly? I'm just curious, it's his own matter really but the fact its mentioned so much makes me wonder. He could be a Zinadine "I don't practise" Zidane :inti

Regardless though, he deserves a call up :) I don't like his attitude towards Pakistan at all, sounds like a brat. He can be as patriotic as he wants to Australia -- and he should be very patriotic -- but the last of his interviews I read, he seemed almost anti-Pakistan. Almost.
 
Khawaja has been named in the 17 man squad for the ashes

Hes getting closer and closer to a place in the side.
Hussey and North are headed out of the side very soon. Ponting and Katich are also on the brink of retirement. Thats probably 4 open slots in the space of a year or 2.
 
Being an Aussie is a state of mind, not skin color or place of birth.
 
Haven't seen this guy play any videos from his domestic matches. Would b grateful. Only clips i saw was where he gets bowled.
 
I have just noticed Phillip Hughes don't have a double hundred even in his first class career. His H/S in first class is 198 from 45 matches. Usman khawaja already have a double ton to his name.
His H/S is 214 from 23 first class matches.
 
England vs Australia A

Khawaja c Prior b Shahzad
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Brit-Pak Shahzad get Aus-Pak Khawaja

would be very interesting to see these guys in an ashes test
 
That innings won't have hurt his chances because Hughes, Ferguson and White all failed anyway. And Smith will fail shortly after lunch.

And Hussey was out for a duck anyway lol.
 
would be very interesting to see these guys in an ashes test
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Traitors... the both of them.

How dare they represent countries that they call home...
 
http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/engine/current/match/446953.html

With Usman failing miserably in both innings (13 & and a golden duck) of Aus-A vs England match, I would say he should seriously looking into playing for Pakistan. The reasons are;

1. Very easy to get into Pakistan at ther moment. We need a good batsman..... he can just walk right in.

2. Very hard to get into Australian team.... I don't think, they are too keen on playing him. Who are they going to kick out to give chance to Usman.

3. Very hard to get into Australian team ..... becuase they don't give test caps to a player until he was 29-30. Cricketers like Hussey are the example.

4. He is already 24 years old. He would have played 20 tests, 60 ODIs, 30 T20s by now if he had started at the age of 19-20 for Pakistan.

Yes, off course he'll earn much more money he does end up playing for Australia but after his showing in this match, his chances of an early debut have diminshed.... unless a few Aussie batsmen fail miserably in first 3-4 Ashes tests and Australia is trailing in the series.
 
W63L35 said:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/engine/current/match/446953.html

With Usman failing miserably in both innings (13 & and a golden duck) of Aus-A vs England match, I would say he should seriously looking into playing for Pakistan. The reasons are;

1. Very easy to get into Pakistan at ther moment. We need a good batsman..... he can just walk right in.

2. Very hard to get into Australian team.... I don't think, they are too keen on playing him. Who are they going to kick out to give chance to Usman.

3. Very hard to get into Australian team ..... becuase they don't give test caps to a player until he was 29-30. Cricketers like Hussey are the example.

4. He is already 24 years old. He would have played 20 tests, 60 ODIs, 30 T20s by now if he had started at the age of 19-20 for Pakistan.

Yes, off course he'll earn much more money he does end up playing for Australia but after his showing in this match, his chances of an early debut have diminshed.... unless a few Aussie batsmen fail miserably in first 3-4 Ashes tests and Australia is trailing in the series.
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If he were to Play for Pakistan, he would have been Banned and Unbanned 3 times, Retired twice, 4 Scandals, two involving match fixing
 
Why would an Aussie want to play for Pakistan?
 
Whippy said:
Why would an Aussie want to play for Pakistan?
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Because we are hoping that he keeps failing in games like this and gets denied a chance. Then he can come play for us and give us one proper batsmen :inzi

Maybe he not good enough for Aus team, but he is a legend in Pak team :p
 
It was a mistake for me to have him in my side. I think he is good enough but maybe on this evidence not ready, if that makes sense.
 
hashbb said:
If he were to Play for Pakistan, he would have been Banned and Unbanned 3 times, Retired twice, 4 Scandals, two involving match fixing
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No, that's just for genuinely bad people, which he might not be. But even if he was a good person, he would suffer stuff like:

Being dropped and selected at random by PCB.
Playing with matchfixers.
Given death threats for fixing.
Having to handle the sorrow of losing from won positions and joy of winning from lost positions.
 
If he can't play Tim Bresnan, I don't think he's even good enough for our side.
 
He is Aussie and the Aussies are monitoring and nurturing him with a view to him being one of their star batsmen of the future. totally different situation to any of the half-English players like Strauss, Prior and Pietersen.
 
one bad game means nothing. Every player has them. He has shown his class on the domestic curcuit and I am sure when given a chance will shine in the test arena too.

One thing i did notice when I say Shahzad bamboozle him, was that he stands bang on middle, so maybe an LBW candidate for later in his career.
 
Whippy said:
He is Aussie and the Aussies are monitoring and nurturing him with a view to him being one of their star batsmen of the future. totally different situation to any of the half-English players like Strauss, Prior and Pietersen.
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..and I questioned that "furture" in my post above.... if they "nurture" him like they nurtured Hussey, he is yet to play for another 4-5 years.... when he can just walk into a Pakistani team as "half-Pakistani" just like half-English players like Trott, Strauss, Prior and Pietersen.
 
He is Aussie and the Aussies are monitoring and nurturing him
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Replace Aussie with South Africa and you could apply it to KP :))

(not saying Khawaja would ever come, but just pointing out the irony I have seen in your post)
 
He looked very veryyyyyyyyyy nervous yesterday. Strange.
 
W63L35 said:
..and I questioned that "furture" in my post above.... if they "nurture" him like they nurtured Hussey, he is yet to play for another 4-5 years.... when he can just walk into a Pakistani team as "half-Pakistani" just like half-English players like Trott, Strauss, Prior and Pietersen.
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He seems to have 0 love or respect for team Pakistan. If I'm remembering his comments correctly, I was pretty disgusted by them. Emphatically stated he does not support Pakistan in any way.
 
GOAT said:
He seems to have 0 love or respect for team Pakistan.
If I'm remembering his comments correctly, I was pretty disgusted by them. Emphatically stated he does not support Pakistan in any way.
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Ture, but he is not the only one. In his defence, he grew up in Australia and a lot of kids who grow up in these kind of country do not like Pakistan... heck, a lot of people growing up in Pakistan don't have respect or love for the country... on top of that, they are harming and hurting their own country.

At least he is not hurting or harming Pakistan.... like a lot of us who live in Pakistan.
 
W63L35 said:
Ture, but he is not the only one. In his defence, he grew up in Australia and a lot of kids who grow up in these kind of country do not like Pakistan... heck, a lot of people growing up in Pakistan don't have respect or love for the country... on top of that, they are harming and hurting their own country.

At least he is not hurting or harming Pakistan.... like a lot of us who live in Pakistan.
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I grew up (or growing up, whichever you like) in Canada but I love Pakistan. I see your point though. In any case, the PCB should've offered him something early on in his career. He knows he's going to get a Test cap eventually, and he makes more money playing domestic then he would playing for our national team.

If he does want to play for us, I don't mind though :)
 
Amir said:
Replace Aussie with South Africa and you could apply it to KP :))

(not saying Khawaja would ever come, but just pointing out the irony I have seen in your post)
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KP wasn't monitored and nurtured at all, he was ignored and rejected.
 
Whippy said:
KP wasn't monitored and nurtured at all, he was ignored and rejected.
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That's not exactly true, they didn't think he was good enough and if he doesn't score any runs in the Ashes his career could be over.
 
Khawaja called up as Clarke in doubt

Michael Clarke is confident of overcoming a long-standing back injury to play in Thursday's opening Ashes Test, but Australia have called in Usman Khawaja as cover. Clarke did nothing more than walk some laps at the squad's opening training session on Monday and he must bat at training on Tuesday to hold his spot.

His injury, and the call-up of Khawaja, provides the hosts with the potential for more disruptions before such a crucial occasion. "I'm still a little bit stiff and sore, hence me not training today," Clarke said. "Our plan was for me to have a bat tomorrow and then another good hit on Wednesday. The battle is to get as close to a hundred per cent as possible for Thursday. I'm pretty confident that I'll be right."

Ricky Ponting said it would be hard for Clarke to prove his fitness without batting but at the same time he wants to give his vice-captain as long as possible to get right. Clarke is one of the few local batsmen who is in form this summer and his record in Ashes Tests is excellent. He averages 55 in 15 games against England and Australia are desperate for him to provide stability in an order that has faltered.

"He's been in this situation a few times the last couple of years," said Ponting. "He's had niggles but been able to come back most times. Alex [Kountouris, the team physio] has made it clear he wants him to bat tomorrow [Tuesday] and Wednesday. If he doesn't bat tomorrow it'd be hard for him to be considered for the game, but we will definitely give him as long as possible."

"I've played 64 Test matches with it now, I haven't missed a Test, touch wood," Clarke said. "It's not so much batting, it's more waking up daily. Some days are better than others. I get that feeling when you get out of bed."

At training he crouched down gingerly to pick up a bat and Kountouris said a decision couldn't be made until after he went into the nets. "Until he bats tomorrow we can't be absolute 100% sure that he's right to go," Kountouris said.

The back disc injury, which has bothered Clarke regularly throughout his career, resurfaced during his century for New South Wales. He batted again in the second innings, scoring an unbeaten 39 to save the game, but hasn't been able to do anything at full intensity since.

He said once he starts an innings the adrenaline covered up the pain. "It's more just discomfort in general than at a certain time," he said.

Clarke was last floored by the problem in 2009, when it kept him out of a one-day series against India, and it also affected him during his first Ashes tour. "I remember in 2005 it happened the first ball fielding at Old Trafford," he said. "I didn't field for the rest of the Test but I batted in the two innings. I've played international cricket with discomfort because of my back, but it hasn't ruled me out of a Test match as of yet."

The extra significance of the Ashes has contributed to Clarke's cautious approach. "No doubt it being a big series, I guess that's probably why we're taking it a little bit slower and why I didn't have a bat today," he said. "It's a five-Test series as well so there's a lot of cricket ahead of us. We're just trying to do everything possible to make sure I'm fit for Thursday and then available for the whole series."

Steven Smith, the legspinning allrounder, is in the squad but the selectors have looked to Khawaja as specialist batting cover. Khawaja, who will link up with the squad in Brisbane on Monday evening, travelled to England for the Pakistan series in July and was a strong contender to make the slimmed-down version of the squad until his double failure in Australia A's match against England in Hobart last week. If he plays he will be the first Muslim cricketer to have represented Australia.

"As there is some doubt over Michael Clarke's fitness for the Brisbane Test match, it was felt prudent to bring a standby player into the squad," said Andrew Hilditch, Australia's chairman of selectors. "Usman has been added as a result of his strong recent domestic form and the National Selection Panel's belief that should the opportunity arise he has the ability to perform well at the international level.

"We intend to give Michael as much time as possible to prove his fitness and a decision on his availability will be made in consultation with the team's medical staff after the next two days of training."

© ESPN EMEA Ltd.
 
its fair to say khawaja will be making his debut in brisbane, theres no way clarke whose struggling with a disc related back injury is gonna be fit, i'll be surprised if he makes it for the second test
 
Khawaja is a talented player but he won't be able to buy a run against England's first-choice attack unless he sorts his head out. He looked far too nervous against England last week to me.
 
Mark my words IF USMAN KHAWAJA PLAYS 1ST TEST HE WILL SCORE A HUNDRED FIRST ASHES HUNDRED OF THE SUMMER.
 
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Australia will play Clarke. Khawaja looks like a walking wicket on current form.
 
Why selectors keep preferring guys like North and Fawad alam.

Answer lies on Mars

or may be parachi :p
 
first ODD ton for Khawaja today against Australia. He is on 120 of 104 balls.
 
he should not rule out playing for pakistan if aussie dont give him chance,
 
If he chooses to play for Pakistan because he can't be patient enough for his baggy green cap, he (a) does not deserve to play for Australia and (b) is absolutely mental. If it's your nationality, fair enough, the sense of pride for your country overrules everything else. But he is Australian, not Pakistani. To abandon the superior cricket set-up in Australia for the PCB horror-show willingly would be an awful decision.
 
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