Khawaja in the pink

Jan 06, 2018

It was Jane McGrath day at the Pink Test, with the crowd getting into the spirit•Getty Images

...and he duly got there, on what used to be his home ground•Getty Images

...and England removed Australia's captain 17 runs short of another hundred when Moeen Ali held a low catch•Getty Images

Shaun Marsh helped add another useful stand to take Australia into the lead•Getty Images

Crane finally had Khawaja stumped for his maiden Test wicket•AFP

Usman Khawaja resumed needing nine more runs for a first Ashes hundred...•Getty Images

Steven Smith quickly turned his overnight score into a half-century•Getty Images

England thought they might have another in the following over, when Mason Crane turned the ball into Usman Khawaja's front pad•Getty Images

Khawaja took his innings past 150...•Getty Images

Mitchell Marsh survived some close calls against Crane to cash in as Australia's lead went past 100•Getty Images

Stuart Broad gave Smith an awkward moment against the short ball...•Getty Images

However, the third umpire ruled that Crane had overstepped - to England's frustration - and he was denied a maiden Test wicket•Getty Images

...as Joe Root contemplated another long day in the field•AFP

Shaun Marsh finished the day unbeaten on 98•Getty Images