Ugly runs could be the key to Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne rediscovering ominous touch – Wide World of Sports

Australian run-machines Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne have fallen a long way short of their lofty standards during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series – and the latter says ugly runs could offer an escape.
Smith had a Test batting average of 62.84 ahead of Australia’s home series against India, while Labuschagne averaged 63.43.
But Smith and Labuschagne averaged just 3.33 and 32.25 respectively over the first two Tests, at Adelaide Oval and the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and are now tasked with…

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