Usman Khawaja happy to hit triple digits after trouble converting

For the third time in three Test innings Usman Khawaja was able to celebrate a century at the SCG and, though he will have spent two nights unbeaten 195 and hoping for the chance for a maiden double-ton, he was relieved to convert into three figures in a frustrating season.Khawaja had made consistent contributions for both Queensland in the Sheffield Shield and then against West Indies, but had not been able to turn one of his five half-centuries into something more substantial. However, he still ended 2022 with more than 1000 runs in Test cricket and has now cashed in at the start of the new year."I've played some really good cricket this year and haven't cracked a hundred," he said. "Got three 50s in the Shield in consecutive games then got a couple of 50s at the start of the Test tour. Then a diabolical wicket at the Gabba and we won which was fine, [and] missed out last game. More of a personal battle when I got to fifty, continuing the process and see how long I can continue for. To get that reward was a nice feeling, I feel like I'm doing all the right things."It was difficult for Khawaja to compare the experience this year with his comeback centuries against England because that opportunity had been so unexpected. However, he continues to be in a sweet spot in the latter stages of his career where he is batting serenely and is savouring the environment of the Test side created by coach Andrew McDonald and captain Pat Cummins."Best environment I've been in," he said. "I haven't done a warm-up in about seven Test matches. Nothing hurts you more than a warm-up. Think it's added two more years to my career, 100%. Ron's [McDonald] been great about that, so has Patty. It's those small things that has really helped the environment. I used to find it really intense and it used to take a lot of mental energy, all the, I call it the fluff, the box ticking. Since I've been back there really hasn't been any of that. It has really opened up a lot of space in the mind."After glancing skywards on bringing up his hundred,