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UNLIKELY HERO IS NOW A REGULAR FIXTURE

by
The Cricket Paper Team
25 August 2019

Adam Collins plots the rapid rise of Marnus Labuschagne, the ‘little known’ replacement who helped take Australia to the brink of retaining the Ashes

Instant hit: Marnus Labuschagne has looked right at home in this Australian side despite his lack of Test experience
PICTURE: Getty Images

When the story of this Ashes series is told in the space of a Friends title, it will be ‘the one where Australia’s fast bowling was too good.’ And that will be true – for it is.
On Friday at Headingley, Justin Langer executed his plan to perfection, rolling out his ...

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