Australian National Cricket Team Test captain Pat Cummins spoke about the star batsman’s struggles. Marnus Labuschagne In Test cricket.
Former World No. 1 batsman Marnus Labuschagne urgently needs to be more active when he comes out to bat in the second Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, Pat Cummins has said.
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Marnus Labuschagne failed in the Perth Test against India
Labuschagne has been going through a lean patch in Test cricket for a long time now. One of the most consistent Test batsmen in the world, the 30-year-old struggled to get going and it directly affected the performance of the Australian team.
In the test series Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 opener Marnus Labuschagne looked miserable in the first innings before being dismissed for 2 off 52 balls. Also, in the second inning, he pulled his arms over his shoulders with one. jasprit bumrah delivered and dismissed LBW for 3 runs.
In his last 10 innings in Tests, Labuschagne has scored just 123 runs, 90 of them coming in an innings against New Zealand in Christchurch. His last Test century came a year earlier in July 2023 in the Manchester Test against the England National Cricket Team.
Marnus Labuschagne would be aiming for a strong comeback in the Adelaide Test against India as he has a good record at the venue, averaging 71.75.
He is training well as always, hitting millions of balls – Pat Cummins
The former World No. 1 batsman has been struggling in the nets and has turned his attention to his stroke play. Pat Cummins praised him for it and urged him to be more active in the pink ball Test. He said:
“He’s been training as well as ever, hitting a million balls. It’s pretty impossible to dismiss or ignore some of the comments about being a little bit more active. .
“The challenge is always going out there and making sure you have that mindset. But he’s been great as always. He’s always working on things, trying to plan to get a hundred in this Test.”
Pat Cummins provides an update on Mitchell Marsh
Pat Cummins also provided a great update Mitchell Marshhad some back problems and was sore after the first Test in Perth.
Australian skipper Marsh said he has been given a few days off from bowling duties and will definitely play in the Adelaide Test if required. He said:
“(We’ve) made calls with the medical staff in the last couple of days to give him a few days off from bowling, but wait for him to warm up and (he’ll) bowl if required.”
“Assuming it will ever be required…prefer its advantage for games rather than using some on networks.”
Pat Cummins, meanwhile, hoped his team would be better prepared to work with the Indian team after facing them in the series opener. He elaborated:
“Hopefully there are some lessons learned. The good thing is we’ve looked at them now and they’ve looked at us, but you look at some of the bowling plans. They want to apply, they know how to attack first.”
