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Marnus Labuschagne is on the cusp of a maiden Ashes century that will reaffirm his status as Australia’s most bankable batter, as England paid for their snail-like play before what looms as a hellish Friday for the visitors.
They inflicted more damage to themselves when wicketkeeper Jos Buttler fluffed the most straightforward of chances from Labuschagne on 95, having already grassed him on 21. Buttler’s misses were further dents to the flagging morale of a side that is staring at a long few weeks to come if they cannot lift.
“It’s a bit like being a goalkeeper as a wicketkeeper. You can keep magnificently throughout the day but if you drop a catch it gets highlighted.”Credit:Australia’s slow scoring played in their favour, allowing them to overcome a probing opening spell from James Anderson and Stuart Broad, but England’s dawdling had the opposite effect, costing themselves an over with a new pink ball under lights when batting is theoretically at its most difficult.
Harris’ Test career remains on shaky ground after another Ashes failure left him as statistically one of the worst-performed openers in the history of the game. Having not started a series since his debut three years ago, it would not be fair to say Harris has been given an extended run but, in his 12th game, selectors have a decent sample size to assess his Test credentials.
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