Cricket News sort by Marnus Labuschagne

The Adelaide Oval could be the setting of a turning point for Marnus Labuschagne this week. After weeks of scrutiny, the 30-year-old Australian batter appears poised for a big score in the second Test against India. It’s a calculated prediction rooted in his recent shifts in approach — both mental and technical — as evident during intense net sessions earlier this week. To understand this evolution, however, we must rewind to Perth and an encounter with Michael Hussey that planted the seeds of change.

Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne has confirmed that he is fit for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan despite taking a nasty blow on the fingers during the opening Test in Perth, which the Aussies won by 360 runs.

Prolific Australian batsman Marnus Labuschagne has said that he is disappointed he couldn’t carry on to make a bigger score having crossed three figures on the opening day of the fourth Test against India at The Gabba on Friday. Labuschagne made a fine 108 from 204 balls but perished to T. Natarajan, trying to take on the debutant. Still, thanks mainly to Labuschagne’s efforts, Australia ended Day 1 in the ascendancy at 274 for 5.

Australia’s in-form batsman Marnus Labuschagne has continued his rise in the ICC Test Player Rankings following his knocks of 143 and 50 in the Perth Test. The knocks followed his 185 and 162 in the two Tests against Pakistan at Brisbane and Adelaide. Labuschagne, whose fortunes changed after he was brought in as concussion substitute for Steve Smith during the Ashes Test at Lord’s, moved up to number five from eight.

Australia managed to escape with a draw in the tantalising second Ashes Test at Lord's. Set to chase 267 after Ben Stokes' hundred saw England recover from a precarious position, the Aussies were in trouble as the top order succumbed yet again to Jofra Archer. The absence of the unfit Steve Smith added to the visitors' woes. However, Smith's concussion replacement Marnus Labuschagne stood up with a soild half-century to keep a rampant England at bay.