Stats: Australia vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 1- Usman Khawaja's Maverick Return

Usman Khawaja has had a purple patch coinciding with his return to the Australian team

700- Runs Usman Khawaja has scored in last 8 innings at an average of 140- He has scored 5 centuries in last 8 innings which include 3 tests (3 centuries) 1 BBL Match (1 Century) and 2 FC games (1 Century). His last 8 innings read as- 144, 109*, 121, 174, 9*, 21, 11 and 111*.

25- The batting average of David Warner in 8 Test Innings at MCG- which is lowest for him among all 6 home venues. He averages 95 at Perth, 81 at Hobart, 65 at Adelaide, 63 at Brisbane and 32 at Sydney. His ODI average of 21 at MCG is 2nd lowest for him at all home venues.

149- The batting average for Usman Khawaja in tests in 2015- best for any test player this year. Before 2015, he averaged 25 from 17 innings. 

4020- Runs made by top 3 positions for Australia in tests this year- conveniently the most for any team in this calendar year with England (2586) chasing from a very far distance..

2005- The last and only calendar year when top 3 positions of Australian batting line up scored more than 4000 runs in Tests in a single calendar year. In 2005, they scored 4003 runs, while in this innings, they went past that mark also and have now scored 4020 runs with one innings to go in this year.

258- Runs made by Joe Burns and Usman Khawaja for 2nd wicket in this innings- which is the 3rd highest partnership for 2nd wicket at MCG. It is also the 3rd highest partnership for 2nd wicket in tests this year- The top belongs to Warner-Khawaja (302) and the 2nd highest is also of an Australian pair (Rogers-Smith).

1968- The last time before today any pair made 250 or more runs for 2nd wicket stand at Melbourne Cricket Ground- At that time, Ian Chappel and Bill Lawry put 298 runs for 2nd wicket. Interestingly the match was also against West Indies and was played from 26th December. 

1000- Individual Hundreds in International Games for Australia now- Before the start of this game, the tally stood at 998- Joe Burns century was 999th and two balls later, Usman Khawaja reached his ton- which was 1000th hundred in international games for Australian players. England with 964 Individual hundreds is second on the list.