David Warner leads the charge as Twitter reacts to Usman Khawaja's career-defining ton during 4th Ashes Test

Usman Khawaja scored a brilliant ton on his Test comeback at the SCG [Image- Getty].

Australian batter Usman Khawaja enjoyed a fairytale comeback to the national Test team on Thursday as he smashed his ninth century in the fourth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Playing in his first Test since getting dropped during the 2019 Ashes, Khawaja made the most of his opportunity. He scored a career-defining 137 off 260 deliveries to guide the Aussies to 416/8 in the first innings.

Khawaja got a lucky reprieve when he was on 28 as England skipper Joe Root dropped a simple chance off a Jack Leach delivery in the slip cordon. The stylish left-hander made the most of the opportunity by smashing his first Test hundred since February of 2019.

Here’s how social media reacted to Khawaja's comeback ton:

View this post on Instagram

Instagram Post

Proud wife & so she should be ❤️ Thanks to Rachel for chatting & daughter Aisha for holding the mic… kind of 😂 @FoxCricket #Ashes https://t.co/OCF0maqhbC

What a fantastic 100 under pressure and getting another opportunity. Nothing beats a test match 100 at the #scg in front of the family. Well done @Uz_Khawaja a very classy knock on that deck #100 #cricket #scg #ashes twitter.com/cricketcomau/s…

Yes @Uz_Khawaja Bhaiiiii 😍 💯🙌🏽👊🏽

Yes @Uz_Khawaja 👌🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

As big as the applause was for Scotty Boland at the MCG for his wickets last week … the applause by the crowd at the SCG matched it ….. and I dare say raised it for Khawajas brilliant ton under a fair bit of pressure and on a wicket that seems to be giving the bowlers plenty!! twitter.com/cricketcomau/s…

Get in Ussy!! Usman Khawaja brings up his century. Looking comfortable. Welcome back to the Australian Test team! Been waiting for this. Love the celebration!🔥 #Ashes https://t.co/2I4Ek2UlIj

Usman Khawaja’s two most recent Test innings in Australia:

101no
102no

One month short of three years between knocks #Ashes

Mood.

#UsmanKhawaja #Ashes https://t.co/xgO7aShePd

Oh how I love to see @Uz_Khawaja raise his bat @scg. Does it get any better than this?!! #Ashes Has to be a regular in the side!!

Beautiful moment - wife and daughter celebrating the hundred of Usman Khawaja. https://t.co/mthiQPLFt9

Usman Khawaja (102 runs) has now outscored Ben Stokes (101) and Jos Buttler (96) this Ashes series

Khawaja first stitched a 115-run stand with vice-captain Steve Smith, who made a 141-ball 67.

A flurry of wickets during the middle session courtesy of Stuart Broad meant that Australia found themselves reeling at 285/6 at one stage. However, Khawaja anchored the ship till the end of the innings. He found valuable support from skipper Cummins (24 off 47 balls), Mitchell Starc (34 not out off 60 balls) and Nathan Lyon, who stayed unbeaten on a 7-ball 16.

"He was definitely a bit nervous leading into the game for sure" - Usman Khawaja's wife

Khawaja’s celebration after he got past the 100-run-mark was a reflection of how much the feat meant to him. Having scored heaps of runs in domestic cricket in the lead-up to the international summer, it was always a question of when and not will, when it came getting a chance once again to showcase his talent.

Khawaja finally got a chance in this Test match after Travis Head was ruled out after testing positive for COVID-19.

His wife Rachael led the celebrations as she threw their baby up in the air the moment Usman reached the milestone. Speaking to Fox Cricket, Mrs. Khawaja revealed that Usman was pretty nervous leading into the Test match. She said:

"Oh my goodness. It is pretty incredible. It was so unexpected. We didn’t even think he would be playing this game. Then to go from that to scoring a hundred, wow.”

She added:

"He was definitely a bit nervous leading into the game for sure. More than I expected. But I think once he had that final net session the day before, he felt a bit better."

Australia tightened their grip on the fourth Test match as England finished the day at 13/0 with a huge mountain to climb on Day Three.