MELBOURNE :Matt Renshaw's confidence is soaring amid a golden start to the Australian summer but the Queenslander is not holding his breath for an Ashes recall while Usman Khawaja remains in contention at the top of the order.

Left-handed opener Renshaw made a sparkling 112 for Queensland against Victoria in a day-night Sheffield Shield match at Brisbane's Gabba over the weekend as test selector Tony Dodemaide looked on.

With Australia to play England in the day-night second test at the Gabba next week, Renshaw's pink ball form is timely given Khawaja's struggles with back spasms during the Ashes opener in Perth.

Renshaw has played 14 tests for Australia and has mounted a strong case for selection with scores of 128, 29, 101 and 51 before his latest century.

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