Australia have named their squad for the second Ashes Test in Brisbane, and, as expected, Usman Khawaja has been retained. Providing he is fit, it would seem odd to include him if he wasn't going to be in the XI for the Gabba. But after how the second day in Perth played out, it is a conversation that will continue to dominate. Omitting him would almost certainly be the end of his Test career. In very much a fence-sitting exercise, we lay out to sides of the debate.

Khawaja - the argument for

If Khawaja was one of the best two opening options before the first Test, then, if he has overcome the back problems, surely he still is a few days later. It was unfortunate timing to get a bad back, but he's not the first player to suffer that. He got a very good ball from Brydon Carse in the

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