Australian batsman Usman Khawaja joined Triple M Cricket fresh off his Man of the Match performance at the SCG. Show
After being called into the Test XI to replace Travis Head due to Covid concerns, Khawaja took his opportunity with both hands scoring centuries in both innings. Khawaja spoke about his return to the Test team, how he's become a fan favourite this summer & all the wash up from from the gripping final moments of the fourth Test. LISTEN HERE:Catch all the best bits from Triple M Cricket!The Ashes is the oldest Test rivalry between any two nations in cricket. England and Australia have been playing brilliant cricket to win the ‘Ashes urn’ since the year 1882. For the fans it is the most awaited tournament that is played with the longest format of the game. Ashes Man of the Match 2021-22Find the Man of the Match for Ashes 2021-22 series below -
Also see - Ashes Best bowling figures List of Ashes Man of the Match Awards (Last 10 Ashes series) :In such highly anticipated series, some players really stand out in each game to win games for their teams. They are awarded with the ‘Man of the Match’ award. The tradition of awarding the ‘Man of the Match’ in England vs Australia Test series began in the 1978/79 season in Australia. Here is a list of players with most ‘Man of the Match’ awards in the last 10 Ashes series:
England’s Derek Randall won the first award in the first Test of the series as England beat the Aussies by 7 wickets. Randall scored 75 off 196 balls in the first innings and an unbeaten 74 off 175 balls in the second innings. In the last 10 years, Australia’s Steven Smith (6) has the most number of Man of the Match awards to his name in Ashes series. The next two with most such awards are also Australians, Ricky Ponting (5) and Mitchell Johnson (4). No Englishman has won it more than 3 times. 50 matches have been played in the last 10 Ashes series. The Man of the Match award has gone to an Australian 32 times while it has gone to an Englishman only 18 times. Who was Man of the Match in the fourth Test?They had the man of the match in Khawaja, and the over of the match in that corker from Cummins, which contained two Waqar Younis inswingers and proved too hot for Buttler and Wood to handle.
Who was Man of the Match Australia v England?Buttler is chuffed his team won after losing the toss and he praises Malan and Curran in particular. Malan, player of the match for his 82, gives us the usual platitudes about his pleasure in the team winning and his individual performance, having already done his talking out in the middle.
Was the 4th Test a draw?Malcolm Conn. Australia's dream of a 5-0 whitewash disappeared in the Sydney gloom as England hung on for a dramatic, last-gasp draw in the fourth Ashes Test.
Who is the Man of the Match in 3rd Test?Ollie Robinson won the Man of the Match award in the 3rd test and he praised the captaincy of Ben Stokes in the post-match presentation.
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