Adelaide, Oct. 22 -- Australian batter Matt Renshaw, who made his ODI debut against India at Perth on Sunday, is drawing some inspiration from his Queensland opening partner Usman Khawaja to work his way towards a Test comeback ahead of the home Ashes series.

Renshaw, who made his international debut in 2016, has played 14 Tests and scored 645 runs at an average of 29.31, with a century and three fifties. The batter said that "he wants to be there" for the first home Ashes at Perth from November 21 onwards, and Khawaja's renaissance in the 2020s has assured him that he can still script a fine comeback of his own.

Having last played a Test in 2023 during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy tour to Australia, Renshaw was around the team in reserve...