Marnus Labuschagne was backed by the Australia selectors and the captain despite his poor form. But he failed to live up to the backing, as the batter did not enjoy his time in South Africa, failing to score a single fifty in the series. He has now been dropped from the Test squad after several backings.
"At this stage we won't be considering Marn for selection for certainly that first Test, but for the New Zealand series," Bailey told media today. "There's been a lot of speculation around his place in the team, and so I think this gives him a little bit of space and clears up a bit of conjecture as we work through the next round of Shield cricket."
Marnus Labuschagne's recent Test form
The last Test century he scored was back in the 2023 Ashes series at Old Trafford, Manchester. He surpassed the record of Alick Bannerman’s 47-innings drought (1879-93) for the longest century drought by an Australian top-four batter. With him no longer being considered in the squad, is Marnus's time at the national team over, or will he try to make a comeback?
"It's still possible": George Bailey considers Marnus Labuschagne's comeback
"It's still possible, absolutely," he said. "And I think we all know how good and how effective Marnus can be at his best. But that performance hasn't been there. I think he's missed some opportunities, some promising starts in Darwin and even in South Africa as well, to go on and get a big score that we'd like and would have liked for some time, and that just hasn't happened. But I don't think we've ever ruled anyone out permanently ... and that's no different in this case."
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