Australia have dropped Marnus Labuschagne for their opening Test against the West Indies with Steve Smith also missing through injury. In their places, teenage opener Sam Konstas and Josh Inglis come in for the series opener in Barbados, which starts on 25 June. Labuschagne opened the batting for Australia in their World Test Championship final...
Australia are looking to defend the title the won by beating India in the final at The Oval two years ago. The rotating cast of openers used since Warner called time on his Test career has included Steve Smith, Nathan McSweeney, Travis Head and Sam Konstas. While Smith and Head are back in their usual...
Labuschagne has hit 10 Championship centuries and 13 fifties in just 30 four-day matches for Glamorgan, after coming to prominence with a starring role in the 2019 campaign ahead of a successful Ashes series. He is best known as a top-order batter, but has also bowled seam, leg-spin and off-spin in county games. Glamorgan will...