Australian Marnus Labuschagne (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Australia has abandoned Marnus Labuschagne for the first test against Western India, while Steve Smith will miss an opening man for injury from the World Cup finals against South Africa, George Bailey’s chairman in Sydney 20 June 2025 announced.Labuschagne, who opened against South Africa in Lords, scored only 17 and 22 on a difficult playground. Its form since its last test century against England in Manchester in July 2023 decreased, in 16 matches on average only 24.7.“At the best case, Marnus can be a really important member of this team,” Bailey said. “He understands that his ascent was not at the level we or he expected.”“We will continue working with him on the areas of his game that we feel like he needs to rediscover. We continue to evaluate his skills and expect to work positively this challenge.”
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Smith suffered his injuries during the World Championship finals in the World Championship testing. He left the field and watched the winning persecution of South Africa from the pavilion.
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Quiz: Who is the IPL player?“Steve needs more time to heal the wound, so we give him a rest week and then assess his functionality,” Bailey said.Josh Inglis and Sam Constas will replace the duo in the initial XI for the test test test.The last ranking of the team and launching will be decided closer to the match.The first test of the series of three matches starts on Wednesday in Bridgetown.
