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Labuschagne Targets Form Revival in Bangladesh Test Series
Marnus Labuschagne says he is ready to revive his Test form when Australia host Bangladesh in a two-match series beginning August 13. The Tests will be played in Darwin and Mackay. Labuschagne…
The Story in Brief
Marnus Labuschagne says he is ready to revive his Test form when Australia host Bangladesh in a two-match series beginning August 13. The Tests will be played in Darwin and Mackay. Labuschagne has gone 20 Tests without a century since his 2023 hundred against England at The Oval. During that stretch, he has scored 905 runs in 38 innings at 26.61, with a best of 90. The former world number one wants to secure Australia’s number three position again and says recent preparation has helped him make small changes to his batting.
His Sheffield Shield campaign for Queensland brought 525 runs in 14 innings, including two centuries and a fifty. However, he managed 109 runs in six recent ODIs against Pakistan and Bangladesh. Australia lead the World Test Championship standings, while Bangladesh are fourth.
The Indian Opinion
The easy story is that a century drought proves Labuschagne is finished, while his own confidence can be treated as evidence of an imminent return. Neither view is sound. His recent Test average is poor, but his Sheffield Shield hundreds show that the issue is not simply a lack of runs. The useful measure will be his output at number three across these two Tests, especially whether he converts starts into a hundred.
Source: rediff.com
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