Ashes: Wasn’t disenchanted, says Marnus Labuschagne after being ignored for Australia captaincy position

Ashes: Marnus Labuschagne stated he doesn’t want a title to be a part of the management group of the Australian males’s cricket crew. The star batter was not thought-about for the captaincy position as Australia appointed Pat Cummins as Tim Paine’s successor.  Marnus Labuschagne will look to attain bulk of the runs for Australia in Ashes 2021-22 (AFP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSMarnus Labuschagne was not thought-about for Australia captaincy positionPat Cummins was appointed as Tim Paine’s successorLabuschagne stated he’s focussed on scoring runs in Ashes, beginning December 8Australia’s star batsman Marnus Labuschagne stated he isn’t disenchanted that he was ignored for Australia captaincy position after Tim Paine’s resignation and that his focus is on serving to the crew by scoring runs within the all-important Ashes, beginning December 8.

Though solely 18 Test matches outdated, Marnus Labuschagne was considered one of many captaincy candidates for Australia however he was not supplied an interview by Cricket Australia who had an in depth course of to nominate Paine’s successor.Notably, Pat Cummins was appointed as captain and Steve Smith his deputy after interviews performed by the cricket board.”No, I wasn’t disappointed,” Labuschagne advised reporters.”I think there are two very good leaders and very good candidates. Cummins is going to do a fabulous job and he’s got plenty of support with Steve as his vice-captain and all the senior players of the group.”My job proper now’s to focus on scoring runs constantly for Australia and I’m joyful for that to be my position for now. You don’t want the title to nonetheless be a frontrunner within the group.”A little more than two years on from the 2019 Ashes, Labuschagne has cemented himself as Australia’s number three and one of the world’s best batsmen with a stratospheric average of more than 60. He has come a long way since his first Ashes appearance, when he became test cricket’s first concussion substitute at Lord’s after Smith was taken out by a Jofra Archer bouncer.While Smith dominated the drawn series with 774 runs, Labuschagne played an outstanding support act, notching four half-centuries to help Australia retain the urn in England for the first time in nearly two decades.He has since racked up five hundreds, including a 215 against New Zealand, and looms as a major problem for England to solve in the series starting at the Gabba next week.”The goal is in your again now that you simply’re scoring runs and that you simply’re a essential a part of that crew,” stated Labuschagne.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.