England: Perhaps more Ashes plots and disputes than Usman Khawaja should have been a part of. The Australian opener has been in excellent form with the bat, which is probably one of the main reasons why some England players and some of their fans have treated him harshly.

Ollie Robinson gave Khawaja a heated send-off when he scored a century in the first innings at Edgbaston, and he has since been at the center of tension between the visiting team and the hosts.

Khawaja would get into a fight again at the second Test at Lord's after objecting to some remarks made by the MCC's Long Room. These incidents caused anger and criticism of the Ashes' atmosphere, and when combined with the discussion around the game's spirit following Alex Carey's stumping of Jonny Bairstow, they resulted in an openly hostile atmosphere at Headingley.

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Khawaja, who is well known as one of the Australian side's more composed cricketers, spoke out about the type of audiences his team has encountered during this Ashes series. He made it apparent that the behavior of the English crowds went beyond just pleasant teasing and sledging.

With the teams now travelling to Manchester for the fourth Test with Australia leading the five-match series 2-1, Khawaja spoke about the matter. “Personally, if I am coming to the cricket and watching the cricket, I wouldn't want my kids to be around that,” said the opener. “If I saw that I would 100 percent make a complaint or just leave.

“I think some of the stuff can be pretty poor. Over at Edgbaston they were calling Travis Head a c... you know what. I'm like I can't believe you can actually say that in a public domain anywhere.”

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English media have pointed out how Australian crowds should be kept under control for their comments before their team begins to criticize England, while the Australian media have been chastised for not being able to take as well as they give. Khawaja disagrees with such interpretation of the war, though.

“If you talk about it to England guys, they say we are equally as rough when they go to Australia. I don't agree with it either way. I don't think it's the right thing to do.” The opener, however, did admit that Australians are capable of taking it too far themselves, but knocked it down to the nature of the sport, and something he feels strongly against.

“It can be a little disappointing at times, and I think we can take it too far in Australia. I'm not a big fan of it. I know watching a lot of sport and loving sport that it happens around the world.”

“You watch the NBA [and] it happens there. Particularly when crowds can get real close to you, which they can in cricket. It is what it is, I don't agree with it,” said the opener, who will try to get Australia back to winning ways in Manchester after a subpar performance in Leeds.

A long 9-day break precedes the start of the Manchester Test on July 19. Ben Stokes and his team will need the support of the crowd to keep them going against the Australians in order for England to have any chance of winning this closely contested series. Khawaja might not like the environment his team is playing in, but as the visitors strive to hold onto the Ashes, things are only going to get more difficult for them.

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