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Labuschagne gets a tickle around the corner for a couple of runs to bring up the 300 in the 100th over of the innings.Labuschagne has picked up where he left off yesterday as he picks up a couple of runs through the cover-point region.
Meanwhile, Head rocks back and cuts Somerville through point for his first boundary. The left-hander is coming off scores of 114 and 28 in Melbourne. There's a decent crowd in again today who will be slapping on the sunscreen. It's already 32 degrees at the ground and set to be an absolute scorcher.There's a whole bunch of them across from us in the media centre in the Clive Churchill Stand. It's a great tradition to remember one of the absolute greats of the game.10.47amThey're coming out well this morning for Somerville, who hits Travis Head on the back leg.
There's a big appeal but Aleem Dar isn't interested. The Kiwis thought about a review but opted against it and luckily for them the ball was bouncing over the top of the stumps.Australia 4-288Here's a stat... with an early boundary and single this morning, Marnus Labuschagne now has a higher Test average than Steve Smith.
If he were to be dismissed on 135, he'd still be averaging 60 on the dot. What a remarkable run he's on.Sydney-raised offie Somerville gets a crucial breakthrough for the tourists as Matt Wade is bowled for 22 trying to sweep.Great to see for a guy who would dreamed of playing a Test at the SCG for so many years.
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