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Joel Gould

Khawaja on cusp of Aussie Test record

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Usman Khawaja is closing in on a piece of Australian Test cricket batting history. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Usman Khawaja needs just 141 runs in his next four Tests to secure the highest aggregate in a calendar year by an Australian batsman over the age of 35 in Test match history.

The 35-year-old Queensland captain has scored 888 runs in seven Tests this year and with two against the West Indies and another two against South Africa to come in 2022, the aggregate record is well within his grasp.

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