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Jason Gillespie is right. Khawaja played the race card at the wrong time

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Usman Khawaja’s assertion that commentary from journalists and former players about his golf and subsequent back injury before the first Ashes Test carried racist undertones is inflammatory, and in this case, completely wide of the mark.

Sitting through Khawaja’s 50-minute press conference was an awkward experience on a morning that should have been spent celebrating one of Australia’s great cricket careers.

Instead, it became a broadside against sections of the media and some former players, framed around double standards and what he described as “racial stereotypes”.

How Khawaja's retirement presents 'uncomfortable' new challenge for Aussie cricket

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Khawaja's powerful retirement speech became a huge talking point in cricket before his farewell match in Sydney, just as the veteran Australian batsman had drawn headlines on and off the pitch throughout his 18-year career.

And in the aftermath of the 50-minute press conference Khawaja continued to prompt debate, with cricket legend Jason Gillespie later questioning his claims of racism being behind some criticism directed at the 39-year-old as recently as this Ashes series.

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