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Australia in charge of fifth Ashes Test after Usman Khawaja’s unbeaten 91

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• Fifth Test, day two: Australia 193-2 v England 346 all out
• Australia trail by 153 runs with eight wickets remaining

There was little respite for England’s tourists as the temperature rose in Sydney. There was a time when the Australians seemed to relax when confronted with a dead rubber match. But not any more. The band of coaches behind the scenes would never allow such slackness. Nor would Steve Smith, in the form of his life while clocking up his 6000th Test run – only two players have got there faster, Don Bradman and Gary Sobers – and who was still there at the close. He only has 44 runs to his name but there is no sign that his appetite for runs has diminished.

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