Usman Khawaja has revealed one day he’ll likely expose what was said in the Lord’s Long Room during a heated exchange with members.
The Australian side was subject to abuse from MCC members after Alex Carey stumped Jonny Bairstow in controversial circumstances.
Khawaja notably stopped and confronted people hurling abuse and described the situation as a “mob mentality”.
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“They were all just at us and some of the things being said, some of the things the members were doing physically, I never thought I’d see that,” he said on Nine’s Today.
“I couldn’t believe some of the stuff they said.”
The opening batter added there’s a chance he could reveal the full story in the future.
“It might come out in my book one day, but up until then I think it’s not worth it,” he said.
Khawaja started the Ashes off with a century at Edgbaston, leading to Australia’s first win of the series.
The 36-year-old celebrated bringing up the ton with a loud cheer, halting the support of a loud boisterous Birmingham crowd.
“That’s got to be the loudest crowd I’ve been part of it, they’re in unison, they’re just very well coordinated, they’re all loud at the same time,” he said.
The opener’s successful Ashes series continued his resurgence in the baggy green after being recalled in 2022.
In his returning year, Khawaja scored 1080 runs at 67.50 while in 2023 he’s so far hit 1037 at 54.57.
Runs at the back end of his career is part of an up and down rollercoaster, having struggled to cement his spot since debuting in 2011.
Khawaja explained the passing of Phil Hughes in 2014 gave him a new perspective on the sport.
“Hughesy passing away (was a shock), a close friend to a lot of the boys, especially the boys that played in NSW, we all grew up playing (with him) and off the back of that was the first time I learnt to probably love the game again and respect the game,” he said.
Australia’s next Test series will be against Pakistan, starting on December 14 at Perth.
The three matches will then be followed by a two-game series against the West Indies.
Khawaja’s close friend and opening partner David Warner has flagged this summer will be his last in the Test cricket arena, but Khawaja gave no hints on his future.
“I don’t know … I’m really enjoying my cricket at the moment and I actually don’t know when the expiry date is,” he said.
“If I’m enjoying it, the sky’s the limit for me.”
