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'Just One Spot Up': Cummins Backs Labuschagne As Opener In WTC Final At Lord’s

By IANS News June 10, 2025 • 20:56 PM View: 178

World Test Championship Final: Australia captain Pat Cummins has backed Marnus Labuschagne to open the innings in the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Test Championship (WTC) Final at Lord’s, a decision that marks a key shift in the team’s top-order strategy.

Cummins has selected Labuschagne to open the innings alongside Usman Khawaja, hoping the 30-year-old can be a long-term solution to the spot that has seen quite a few batters attempt to replace David Warner.

Labuschagne, who has never opened in Test cricket, has just one Test century to his name since the end of 2022 and failed to make much of an impression in two matches for the County side Glamorgan earlier this month.

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