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Last week, Usman Khawaja provided a glowing endorsement of Queensland teammate Matt Renshaw, giving the impression he hoped the pair would open the batting together against England at Optus Stadium on November 21.

Now, though, the squad has been named and Khawaja will be bumping gloves with untried Tasmanian opener Jake Weatherald instead – unless selectors spring a surprise and promote Marnus Labuschagne to open if Cameron Green isn’t bowling at full tilt.

The Grade Cricketer’s Ian Higgins put the question, tongue-in-cheek, to Weatherald this week.

“Are you looking forward to introducing yourself to Uzzie as Matt Renshaw?” Higgins asked Weatherald.

“Yeah, that might be getting me a gig,” Weatherald said. “I don’t think he knows my name, to be honest, even though I’ve played him four or five times. It could be the first time I meet him properly.”

After the clip of Weatherald was posted on social media, Khawaja popped up in the comments and wrote: “Who dis?”

The pair actually played a handful of T20s together a few years ago in Brisbane grade cricket for Valley.

But for all the debate recently about who does and doesn’t deserve a spot, Australia finally has an Ashes squad locked in – one with more than enough talent and weapons to pull off another big series win.

The banter between Khawaja and Weatherald, coupled with the........

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