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[VIDEOS] Marnus Labuschagne - Performance Watch

I get the idea of trying to accumulate in tough conditions, but that was pathetic. There can't be an absolute zero intent to score either.
 
An overrated and overhyped batter who spends more time trying copy others than find out who he is himself. For his sake, I just hope he solves his identity crisis before Australia lose the series.
 
Bhaijaan said:
2(52)

What kind of a knock was that?
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Lowest Strike Rate in an Innings in Test (No 1-7 Batters) [Min 50 Balls Faced] - Where Ball by Ball Data is Availble

1.88 [1(53)] - Colin Croft vs Pakistan, Faisalabad, 1980
3.84 [2(52)] - Marnus Labuschagne vs India, Perth, 2024
4.00 [2(50)] - Nasser Hussain vs Australia, The Oval, 1997
4.00 [2(50)] - Paul Collingwood vs New Zealand, Hamilton, 2008
4.10 [3(73)] - Chandu Sarwate vs Australia, Sydney, 1947
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
An overrated and overhyped batter who spends more time trying copy others than find out who he is himself. For his sake, I just hope he solves his identity crisis before Australia lose the series.
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He has a test average of nearly 50 and you are calling him an overrated batter. Why do you think that he is overrated?
 
Marnus seems very low on confidence. What’s going on with him.
 
Marnus Labuschagne has averaged just 13.66 in his last five Tests... soon he will become a Minus Labuschagne!

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hassan918 said:
He has a test average of nearly 50 and you are calling him an overrated batter. Why do you think that he is overrated?
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Because he's a home-track bully who has somehow amassed this reputation of being one of the best test batters in the world. He has two centuries in 20 tests away from home. And has been bang-on average most times barring a few performances in England. He's a good player who is heavily overhyped. He also seems like a pretty cringeworthy individual altogether which makes him unlikable to me as well.
 
Marnus was stand out performer against India in 2021 series. Only guy to cross 400 runs from both sides. Ofcousre he had share of his luck as usual. But he was not out place. He had so many errors in judgement in the first test. May be it is the optus pitch. let us see what he does in pink test
 
Mitchell Johnson via his column for a local media outlet:

"Marnus Labuschagne, after a lengthy poor run with the bat, should be replaced for the second Test in Adelaide. This isn't about punishing him for the team's performance in Perth," Johnson articulated in his latest column for Nightly. "It would afford him the chance to play some Sheffield Shield and club cricket away from the pressure of representing his country. I sincerely feel he would benefit more from this than from trying to endure facing India's formidable bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah."

"Dropping Labuschagne doesn’t mean he lacks a long-term future in the Test setup or that he isn't suited to bat at three. Right now, given his form slump, we need him to find his rhythm again - which will require him to make substantial runs."
 
Ahead of the second Test against India, speaking at the press conference, Pat Cummins said:

"He [Marnus Labuschagne] is training well like he always does, hitting millions of balls."

"It's pretty impossible to kind of dismiss or ignore some of the commentary about perhaps being a little bit more proactive, so I think you've seen that side of it in the nets. The challenge is always going out there and making sure you have that mindset. But he's been great like he always is. Always working on things, trying to plan how he's going to score his hundred this Test."
 
Former Australia star opening batter David Warner, while talking to a local broadcaster, said about Marnus Labuschagne:

"I'm still not convinced with Marnus. I don’t think that was anywhere near what we know he’s capable of. He might have got a couple out of the middle, got a couple of freebies, batted well that night to get through, but they bowled poorly. From that perspective, he had the best conditions to come out and bat in. But he got out the same way he always does when he gets over 50, hitting it straight to gully. There’s a lack of awareness there of what he’s got to be mindful of. I don’t think he’s anywhere near where he should be."

In reply to this, Marnus Labuschagne said during his interaction with the media ahead of the 3rd Test against India:

"I would like to see him check how many times I’ve been caught at gully, because apparently I get out there every week. I’ve looked back, and I can only remember being caught at gully twice. So I might have to have a look at Bull’s (Warner’s) comment there. But like I said, everyone’s here to write newspapers, write articles."

"It’s a two-edged sword. The week before, I wasn’t playing enough shots, and then this week, people are unhappy because I’m playing too many shots. At the end of the day, I’m not here to please everyone. I’m here to win games for Australia."

"It’s not about trying to convince people I’m back or not. For me, it’s about winning games for Australia and finding ways to score runs. That’s what I did last week, and hopefully, we can have a repeat. When I get that opportunity again, I’ll make sure I convert it into a big score." Labuschagne added, "I was a little bit disappointed to get out at the stage I did last week, but that’s part of the game. The benefit is that it set up the chance for someone else to take advantage of that, which is good."
 
an all time great batsman...unbelievable stroke play today on a dangerous pitch
 
Good knock from Labu today in the 2nd inning of the 4th test against India. Probably saved the match for his team.
 
Labuschagne: Test cricket ‘in a great place’ ahead of showpiece at Lord’s


Marnus Labuschagne believes Test cricket is in a ‘great place’ ahead of the ICC World Test Championship Final as his Australia side bid to defend their crown.

The 30-year-old was part of the XI which defeated India by 209 runs at The Oval in 2023 to lift the trophy for the first time.

They now take on South Africa, the country of Labuschagne’s birth, at the conclusion of the third edition of a competition the batter feels has helped reinvigorate the game’s oldest format.

“It is an exciting tournament,” he said. “It means every Test you play has something on it, it brings all the countries into play, and anyone can make the final.

“It’s exciting to play in, you’re playing for a trophy at the end of a two-year cycle. I think it has worked great. Two years ago, when we beat India, it was awesome.

“I’m looking at it from a player’s perspective and it looks like the game is in a great place.

“Every time Test cricket is on, people want to watch it. India, Australia and England are probably carrying a bit of the load of Test cricket, but we really want to see all the countries keep producing great players and being part of upholding such an amazing tradition of Test cricket.”

Labuschagne has been a lock-in as part of Australia’s top order since becoming Test cricket's first-ever concussion substitute at Lord’s, the venue for the upcoming final, in the 2019 Ashes.

After 14 Tests, his average stood at 63.43 and he spent six months as the world’s top-ranked Test batter from December 2021.

But runs have been harder to come by in recent times and he averages 28.33 in the current WTC cycle, with just one century.

He made valuable contributions against India in the Australian summer, however, with scores of 64 in Adelaide and 70 and 72 in Melbourne, and has been acclimatising to British conditions during his latest stint with Glamorgan, which has become something of a second home.

“I love playing with the guys here, they are close friends, and I love the environment at the club,” he said.

“The benefit of having a relationship with the club for six years is that you have the perks of being able to call the director of cricket and say: ‘this is what it looks like, is there a chance we can line this up’.

“Without that relationship, there might be some hesitancy, or you might not get someone in for two games. But that’s the benefit of the long-term commitment I have shown over the last six years.”

Labuschagne is not the only Australian impressing in the County Championship, with fit-again Cameron Green among the runs for Gloucestershire and all-rounder Beau Webster impressing with Warwickshire.

“I spoke to Greeny last week, he’s going well,” Labuschagne said.

“I think he’s just enjoying being back playing and being able to be on the park after being out for as long as he was.

“I haven’t spoken too much to Beau but I’m sure we will reunite in the next week or so, get back on the golf course and have a bit of chat before we get ready for the final.

“It (county cricket) just stands you in good stead as you are out playing games, you are in that competitive mindset, and you get yourself in that headspace again.

“In a one-off game, to pull all that together and get it right in the first innings can feel like a lot to do. I personally prefer it to get a bit of preparation time in before a big game like this.”

Green’s return to fitness and form has given Australia’s selectors a dilemma as to the make-up of their batting order, with speculation Labuschagne may be moved up to open from his usual spot at number three.

Teenage opener Sam Konstas, who made a 52-ball half-century on debut against India in December, is also part of the travelling squad and Labuschagne is excited to see how the latest cab off the Australian rank develops.

“He is a very talented player, and we haven’t seen the best of him by any stretch of the imagination,” he said.

“He’s got time, and he is someone we are investing in. You can’t ever predict what the future holds but he is a very good player who will have a very good career.”

Australia last faced South Africa in a Test series in 2022-23, with the hosts running out 2-0 winners Down Under.

The latest instalment has silverware on the line and Labuschagne is determined to leave London with his hands on it.

“South Africa have been a very good team in this cycle, on paper it’s a well-balanced side and they have some really nice players,” he said.

“It will be a good challenge for us, and we are going to have to be on our game.

“Playing at Lord’s is always special with the history and what is involved with playing there. It’s going to be an awesome week and another great match.”
 
A very avg batter. Nothing special. If he was in Pakistan he'd be treated like Babar Azam.

Pakistani fans would have flauted the notion of Labu > Kohli.
 
I don't know why Green was considered such an invaluable addition to the team that they had to drop Konstas and push Labuschagne up the order to accomodate him.
 
Vikram1989 said:
Take out his 9 innings of 50's and 1 century. His aggregate of 474 runs in 29 matches gives 16.34 avg for a top order Aussie batsmen pasr 2 years . It says Aussies are struggling to get one solid deal at any spot other than smith.
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Yes he played poor but why would u take out the innings where he scored
 
Hyder said:
Yes he played poor but why would u take out the innings where he scored
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To find out the consistency across the season and it will give u the real picture for a normal day scenario. Some players like rahane,kl, pujara etc score big once in a while when they are about to be dropped and will have 40 plus avg for a season.In above case,he failed 80 percent of times(4 out of 5)
 
Vikram1989 said:
To find out the consistency across the season and it will give u the real picture for a normal day scenario. Some players like rahane,kl, pujara etc score big once in a while when they are about to be dropped and will have 40 plus avg for a season.In above case,he failed 80 percent of times(4 out of 5)
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Doesn't make sense to me. He scored runs and if his avg is bad with that okay its bad but if someone avg good then how can u just say remove his good performances. This way most batsman ll look very bad.
 
Hyder said:
Doesn't make sense to me. He scored runs and if his avg is bad with that okay its bad but if someone avg good then how can u just say remove his good performances. This way most batsman ll look very bad.
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it's standard deviation.If u take out the best and worst,rest will give u normal range/usefulness of a batsmen that how much he is contributing to the team.For example against nz in 4 innings, he scored 99 at an avg of 25.but his highest score is 90.if u take it out, its 3 runs per innings. A complete lottery of a top order batsmen will hurt the team more often.
 
Has been a pathetic player for a long time now. Aussie should be looking for his replacement in the upcoming Windies series.
 
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