Direct hit! Marnus Labuschagne imitates Jonty Rhodes with a bullet throw
Cricket | February 22, 2021 9:53 ISTLabuschagne's brilliant fielding display during a first-class 50-over match for his local side Queensland reminds fans of Jonty Rhodes.
Labuschagne's brilliant fielding display during a first-class 50-over match for his local side Queensland reminds fans of Jonty Rhodes.
Australia ended the day 274/5, thanks largely to Labuschagne's 108 off 204 balls. The 26-year-old said he should have done more.
Marnus Labuschagne asserted that the hosts are determined to win the series by taking the visitors down in the Brisbane match.
Wriddhiman Saha took a brilliant diving catch to remove the dangerous Marnus Labuschagne on 73.
India started the day with the hope to secure an upper-hand against Australia in the Sydney Test. However, the side ended up conceding a 94-run advantage.
Warne and Symonds, who were preparing to commentate on a Big Bash League (BBL) match between Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Renegades, were unaware that the stream had gone live.
Marnus Labuschagne posted an unbeaten 67 and shared partnerships of 100 with debutant Will Pucovski and 60 with Steve Smith to help Australia reach 166-2 at stumps after a rain-interrupted opening day of the Sydney Test against India. The four-Test s
The left-handed opening batsman was included in the Australia Test squad for the last two Tests in Sydney and Brisbane with team assistant coach Andrew McDonald hinting on Thursday that he would be played even if he is not 100% fit.
Both Labuschagne and No. 4 Steve Smith, the mainstays of Australian batting, have struggled to get going in the series with the latter aggregating just 10 in four innings.
Both the Aussie batsmen were back at the nets on what would have been the fifth day of the second Test trying to find a method to counter the leg-side theory.
Smith, who was named Test player of the decade this week, has managed just 10 runs in the first two matches, while Labuschagne could not capitalise on the starts with scores of 47, 6, 48 and 28 in the four innings so far.
Labuschagne lauded Indian bowlers for coming up with "new ideas" in the second Test, not allowing them to score freely.
Cricket Australia shared a clip of Labuschagne where he was spotted copying Smith's crab-walk, leaves and unusual stance.
Marnus Labuschagne got early lifelines within the first 15 balls of his innings as Wriddhiman Saha and Jasprit Bumrah missed chances to dismiss the Aussie batsman.
Labuschagne added that batting during the day, although easier, presents its own challenges for the batsmen as it becomes tougher to spot the ball in sunlight than at night.
Labuschagne said that he is preparing to bat at practice sessions and is not worried if he opens or bats at three.
T Natarajan took the first wicket of his ODI career in his third over, as he bowled out Marnus Labuschagne.
Labuschagne, who contributed a solid 70 off 61 balls in the second ODI which Australia won by 51 runs on Sunday, has scored two hundreds in three Sheffield Shield matches.
Warner is out of the remainder of the limited-over series after sustaining a groin strain during second ODI in Sydney.
Labuschagne will join a squad of 21 for the three-match T20I series starting September 4 which will be followed by an ODI series after a long lay-off from international cricket due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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