West Indies Legend Garfield Sobers Sadly Kicks The Bucket @89 Since his somewhat lackluster performance in Australia’s two Test series in New Zealand in March and April, Marnus Labuschagne has not raised his bat in anger.
Australia prevailed in both games, although aside from his 90 at the Hagley Oval, Labuschagne’s 1, 2, and 6 were far from his best—he was a quirky yet successful player. In fact, he had made few returns in the previous home series against the West Indies, and his one-match return to the Sheffield Shield for Queensland did not allow him to reach 50.
Given that he is not included in the Australian WT20 team and that his nation’s next ODI will take place in England in September as the English domestic summer comes to an end, he will undoubtedly get the chance to make an impression in Wales.
Would seeing his Glamorgan teammates again in Wales, then, inspire confidence and form? After being selected to start alongside Eddie Byrom, the first forty minutes of this innings hinted that Toby Roland-Jones might have seen demons in the wicket that weren’t just weren’t there, but also that he would benefit much from returning to the welcoming embrace of his native country. Byrom and Labuschagne appeared unfazed as they cruised calmly in the direction of a 50-stand opening.
Maybe Roland-Jones was thinking about the horrors of Lords in April, even if he was at a Dukes ball instead of a Kookaburra. When summoned to bat that time, Glamorgan swept to 620 for 3, with Sam Northeast scoring 335* to tie the record for greatest first-class score at Lords, before declaring.
