"I love the game of cricket but life outside cricket has been more important."

Australia skipper Steve Smith said Saturday he had no end date to call time on his career, while keeping England guessing on how his team will line up for the fifth and final Ashes Test.

Usman Khawaja called a press conference and made the announcement with his family by his side two days out from the match, ahead of the team's net session with the Aussies aiming to claim another 12 World Test Championship points and finish the series as 4-1 victors.

A composed Alex Carey slammed a majestic 106 on his home ground and Usman Khawaja hit a defiant 82 Wednesday to put Australia in the driving seat of the third Ashes Test against England.

Fit-again opener Usman Khawaja was overlooked for the third Ashes Test in Adelaide on Wednesday as Australia skipper Pat Cummins and veteran Nathan Lyon were named to make their return.

Australia batter Usman Khawaja, whose participation in the ongoing Ashes series was limited due to back issues, has declared himself fit ahead of the third Test in Adelaide.

The 38-year-old seasoned batter, with 5,930 runs in 144 Test innings, appeared to subtly acknowledge the hardships faced by those in conflict-ridden regions.

Australian Test opener Usman Khawaja lashed out Friday at "inflammatory" and "categorically untrue" comments from Queensland's head of cricket after he missed a crucial Sheffield Shield game.

Australia had Sri Lanka three down after opener Usman Khawaja's first double century and a ton on debut by Josh Inglis helped the tourists to 654-6 declared in the first match on Thursday.

Steve Smith stood unbeaten on 104 after crossing 10,000 Test runs and helped Australia pummel Sri Lanka alongside fellow centurion Usman Khawaja on day one of the opening Test on Wednesday.

Australia's Usman Khawaja said his new opening partner Nathan McSweeney should not feel the need to imitate the quick-scoring approach of David Warner in the test series against India.

Khawaja edged out tough competition from teammate Travis Head, India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and England's Joe Root for the award following a successful year that culminated in Australia claiming their first ICC World Test Championship title.

Usman Khawaja’s appeal against a sanction on him for wearing a black armband during the opening Test against Pakistan was rejected by the International Cricket Council, and therefore the reprimand imposed on the cricketer will stand, according to a report by The Sydney Morning Herald on Sunday.  

Warner, who hit a 57 in his final Test innings, received a rousing goodbye from the thousands of Australians present at the SCG

Last week, Khawaja spoke about how the Israel-Hamas conflict had affected him. "When I'm looking at my Instagram and seeing innocent kids, videos of them dying, passing away, that's what hit me the hardest," he said.

The Pakistan-born Khawaja, who has been keen to show his support for the people of Gaza during the ongoing conflict in the enclave, was reprimanded for wearing a black armband in the first test against Pakistan in Perth earlier this month.

“I have been following the Khawaja fiasco and I cannot say I’m surprised by the ICC’s stance,” Holding told The Australian.

Khawaja has been denied permission by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to have a sticker showing a black dove holding an olive branch on his bat and shoes during the second Test against Pakistan.

Khawaja spoke on Friday about how the Israel-Hamas conflict had affected him, saying he despaired at seeing how many children had been killed

The Pakistan-born opener was reprimanded by cricket's global governing body on Thursday for wearing the armband during the 360-run win over Pakistan in the series-opener in Perth.