Marnus Labuschagne dropped : After losing to South Africa in the World Test Championship (WTC) title of 2021-27, the Australian squad has a major change in the Australian squad. Marnas Labuushen has been excluded from the Australian team for the first match of the three -match Test series against the West Indies. The cricketer has been the number one player for a long time, but after the disappointing performance in the World Test Championship final, Marnas Labushen has been expelled from the team. The player failed completely in both innings of the title match. Also, he has not been able to score a century since 2021.
Marnas Labushen was dropped from the first test
Australian batsman Marnas Labushen was not included in the squad for the first Test match against the West Indies starting June 25. Also, Steve Smith will not play the first Test match due to injury. Labushen has been fighting to collect runs for the past two years. He failed completely in the WTC final match. He was dismissed in the first innings and only 22 runs in the second innings. Marco Janesen took his wicket in both innings.
Regarding the ICC’s number one Test batsman Labuushen, the selection committee chairman George Bailey said, “Labuushen is currently hungry to run, but we are by his side. We hope he will return to form soon. ‘ Regarding Smith’s injury, he said, “Smith has the opportunity to play in the second Test starting on July 7 in St. George. Steve’s wounds need more time to heal, so we will rest him one more week. ‘ At the same time, Bailey added, ‘The 4 -year -old opener Sam can start the innings with Usman Khwaja on the West Indies tour. “
The contacts have returned to the squad
Opener Sam Knotus has returned to the squad for the three -match Test series against the West Indies. He can start the innings with Usman Khwaja. In the World Test Championship title match, Labushen was sent to open the innings to play Cameron Green at number five, but Australia’s move was completely boomerang.
So Australia will now take a regular opener against the West Indies. Also, Josh English can also be kept in the XI. The first Test match against the West Indies will begin on June 23 at Bridgetown. The second Test match will be held on July 7 at St. George and the third and final Test match on July 7 at Kensington Oval. This match will be day and night.
