{"id":324131,"date":"2025-12-03T03:24:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T03:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/324131\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T03:24:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T03:24:17","slug":"josh-inglis-confirmed-as-usman-khawajas-replacement-for-second-ashes-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/324131\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Inglis confirmed as Usman Khawaja’s replacement for second Ashes Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

Josh Inglis is set to be called up for his first Test match on home soil after Usman Khawaja’s back injury ruled the veteran out of the second Ashes Test.<\/p>\n

Australia’s stand-in captain Steve Smith is expected to confirm the news at a press conference in Brisbane on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Inglis looks set to slot into the middle order, with Travis Head to remain at the top after scoring a century as Khawaja’s second-innings replacement in the first Test victory.<\/p>\n

The match that begins Thursday will be Inglis’s fourth in the baggy green after making a memorable century on debut in Sri Lanka earlier this year.<\/p>\n

The English-born batter averages 29.75 across three Tests, unable to go on to a big score after that debut in Galle.<\/p>\n

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Towering all-rounder Beau Webster had been considered the other candidate to join the XI for the day-night match at the Gabba.<\/p>\n

But in a strong sign Inglis was closing in on selection, the 30-year-old on Tuesday spent extensive time training in the slips cordon, Khawaja’s usual fielding spot.<\/p>\n

Inglis is known for his proactive approach with the bat and is set to provide extra batting firepower after a tough first innings at the crease for the hosts in Perth.<\/p>\n

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