Childhood dream comes true for Khawaja

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As a boy Usman Khawaja waited for the SCG gates to open so he could watch his heroes for free. On Monday he will have another priceless experience there when he plays his first Test as the injured Ricky Ponting's replacement at No 3.

Khawaja, who will become the first Muslim to receive a baggy green, moved to Australia from Pakistan when he was three and as he grew up, his family couldn't afford match tickets. So he would hang around at the entrance until the gatemen let him in for a peek at Steve Waugh and Co.

When he enters the ground over the next week he will be treated like royalty by the home fans and as a target by England. "It's been a childhood dream for me," he said at the SCG. "Ever since I can remember I wanted to play for Australia."

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Good luck Usman...

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Good Luck from me to the Young Man also . I recall the days when Australia welcomed most people to its shores who werent Black , Perhaps that is because the are afraid that they and the indigenous People of Australia , the Aborigines would become the dominant Population there .

So Young Man THE VERY BEST OF LUCK TO YOU

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Will Khawaja get a fair run or he will be judge at a higher standards?