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Check out this run of events that culminated in Marnus playing in the final. And even then it was a late call -
Only 105 days have elapsed since Australian selectors sent Labuschagne a strong message by leaving him out of their provisional World Cup squad.
His journey from there to playing every match of the tournament and a starring role in the final on Sunday is remarkable.
After Labuschagne's initial snub, a wrist injury to Steve Smith saw him added as a late inclusion for a five-match ODI series in South Africa, but he was overlooked for the XI picked for the first game in Bloemfontein.
Never mind, he ended up player of the match anyway after hitting 80no from No.8 as Cameron Green's concussion substitute. With that innings earning him another game, he hit 124 from 99 balls in the next match, which was at the time his fastest knock in any international format.
It was a performance that showed he had swiftly implemented the feedback from selectors of the need to bat more proactively, and helped him get picked in the 15-man World Cup squad.
The fact cover was needed for the injured Head and no back-up spinner was picked aided his cause.
Picked for the first match of the tournament, Labuschagne still looked like he was keeping a seat warm for someone else. But he somehow kept his spot the whole way through the group stage.
When Marcus Stoinis returned from a niggle for the South Africa match, Green was dropped instead. When Head returned to face New Zealand, Stoinis got hurt again. When Stoinis returned to play England, Glenn Maxwell fell off the back of a golf cart and Mitch Marsh went home due to his grandfather's death. When Marsh and Maxwell returned for the Afghanistan game, Smith got vertigo. When Smith returned for the Bangladesh game, Maxwell's body had not recovered from his double century against Afghanistan.
Only 105 days have elapsed since Australian selectors sent Labuschagne a strong message by leaving him out of their provisional World Cup squad.
His journey from there to playing every match of the tournament and a starring role in the final on Sunday is remarkable.
After Labuschagne's initial snub, a wrist injury to Steve Smith saw him added as a late inclusion for a five-match ODI series in South Africa, but he was overlooked for the XI picked for the first game in Bloemfontein.
Never mind, he ended up player of the match anyway after hitting 80no from No.8 as Cameron Green's concussion substitute. With that innings earning him another game, he hit 124 from 99 balls in the next match, which was at the time his fastest knock in any international format.
It was a performance that showed he had swiftly implemented the feedback from selectors of the need to bat more proactively, and helped him get picked in the 15-man World Cup squad.
The fact cover was needed for the injured Head and no back-up spinner was picked aided his cause.
Picked for the first match of the tournament, Labuschagne still looked like he was keeping a seat warm for someone else. But he somehow kept his spot the whole way through the group stage.
When Marcus Stoinis returned from a niggle for the South Africa match, Green was dropped instead. When Head returned to face New Zealand, Stoinis got hurt again. When Stoinis returned to play England, Glenn Maxwell fell off the back of a golf cart and Mitch Marsh went home due to his grandfather's death. When Marsh and Maxwell returned for the Afghanistan game, Smith got vertigo. When Smith returned for the Bangladesh game, Maxwell's body had not recovered from his double century against Afghanistan.
Wife will definitely veto that one lmao
What a cracking week for run chases
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Whiteman doing his best Travis Head impression.
After watching Whiteman and Bancroft hold up the lineup as openers they decided to change things up in the Marsh Cup and have them hold up the lineup at 3/4 after the openers got out early.
After watching Whiteman and Bancroft hold up the lineup as openers they decided to change things up in the Marsh Cup and have them hold up the lineup at 3/4 after the openers got out early.
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Just need another scandal like the one that gave Tim Paine his debut when most of us thought he'd missed his shot.
Come on, Warner. You're retiring anyway.
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Bad news guys...
Australia has been stripped of the 2024 ODI World Cup after a countback of moral victories determined that England were the real winners.
“Despite only winning three games and finishing below Afghanistan, clearly England were the best team in the comp. In every game, no matter what position they found themselves in, they managed to find a way to claim a moral victory, which is incredibly impressive” an ICC official said.
The ICC defended the system, saying it was the correct way to assess the winner. “It’s easy to get caught up in technicalities, like which team has scored the most runs. But what’s most important is shouting ‘spirit of the game’ and claiming that you’ve won, even when you’ve lost”.
Under the countback rule, the ICC tallied the number of times each team had claimed a moral victory and concluded that England was undefeated. “They’re an incredible team. They can lose by 229 runs on the scoreboard, but still manage to claim the moral victory. They’re invincible really”.
England player Ben Stokes said he was delighted to win another trophy, after beating Australia 5-0 in the recent Ashes series.
England Win Cricket World Cup After ICC Uses Moral Countback Rule
Australia has been stripped of the 2024 ODI World Cup after a countback of moral victories determined that England were the real winners.
“Despite only winning three games and finishing below Afghanistan, clearly England were the best team in the comp. In every game, no matter what position they found themselves in, they managed to find a way to claim a moral victory, which is incredibly impressive” an ICC official said.
The ICC defended the system, saying it was the correct way to assess the winner. “It’s easy to get caught up in technicalities, like which team has scored the most runs. But what’s most important is shouting ‘spirit of the game’ and claiming that you’ve won, even when you’ve lost”.
Under the countback rule, the ICC tallied the number of times each team had claimed a moral victory and concluded that England was undefeated. “They’re an incredible team. They can lose by 229 runs on the scoreboard, but still manage to claim the moral victory. They’re invincible really”.
England player Ben Stokes said he was delighted to win another trophy, after beating Australia 5-0 in the recent Ashes series.
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Warner withdrawn from the T20 squad and replaced by Hardie.
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World Cup triumph triggers ‘disgusting’ online abuse
In a country where cricket is religion, some did not take kindly to their saints being vanquished as Indian fans chose to take the shine off the World Cup.
www.perthnow.com.au
Anyone feel like sour grapes? They're salty too.
Hairline has gone the same way...
I reckon he had a long flowing mop when he took that 8fer in the U-19 WC
Being the largest country in the world it’s no surprise they got a large group of vile individuals. On another note my old man was expecting the game not to finish is Australia looked like they were gonna win. Apparently it happened 30 years ago in a semi final when people started throwing shit on the the fieldWorld Cup triumph triggers ‘disgusting’ online abuse
In a country where cricket is religion, some did not take kindly to their saints being vanquished as Indian fans chose to take the shine off the World Cup.
Anyone feel like sour grapes? They're salty too.
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Even worse than the online abuse, I found out today that Ahmedabad is a dry city, apart from certain designated venues. The Aussies had to leave the stadium and return to their hotel before they could celebrate in the traditional Australian fashion!
Didn’t realise that Gujarat was a dry state in general. I know it’s close to Pakistan but assumed it was still mostly Hindu
They mentioned that on the radio during the test coverage. Someone said you can apply for a permit to buy alcohol and it equates to something like 7 pints worth a day.
Probably making all of this up but I swear that's what one of them said.
Exactly what I was thinking.
Scrolling down, read the comment and looking at the picture assumed he was mid 30s.
Then saw 23, had to check DoB to confirm, revisited photo (still looks at best 30), shakes head and moves on.
He's obviously had a hard few years.
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The sun extracts a high price from rangas
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Going bald and growing a beard doesn't help with ageing either, though. Two factors I hope you are not experiencing
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