‘We’re really confident he can turn that around’- Andrew McDonald backs Marnus Labuschagne’s to get back to his best

Australia’s start to the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 has been terrible. experienced a significant defeat at the hands of the Indian side in the opening Test match at Perth, Australia’s Optus Stadium. In the first innings, Australia was restricted to 104 runs after dismissing India for 150 runs.

Furthermore, India won the first Test by a massive 295 runs after Australia set a goal of 534 runs in the second innings after India’s outstanding performance. Australia only managed to score 238 in response.

There were numerous performances that were questioned throughout the first Test, but the performance of ace batsman Marnus Labuschagne was one of the most significant. With an average of just 30 runs over his last 41 innings, the renowned Australian batsman has only managed one century.

Australia’s head coach, Andrew McDonald, took center stage to discuss his performance and say he believes in Marnus Labuschagne.

In his better moments, he has demonstrated a strong sense of purpose at the crease. The conversation about that is continuous, and it fluctuates over players’ careers. He’s going through one of those phases right now, and the Sydney Morning Herald said that McDonald will be receiving external criticism.

Internally, we are quite certain that he is the player we require when he is playing at his best. We’re very sure he can change that,” he continued.

It all comes down to how you plan to score runs off of Jasprit, in my opinion: Andrew McDonald

Additionally, Andrew McDonald recognized the significant task the Australian team has faced when playing against Jasprit Bumrah. Bumrah’s 8-72 totals throughout the two innings earned him the Player of the Match title in Perth, it should be noted.

I think it’s all about how you’re going to score runs off Jasprit. It’s one thing to sit there and think, ‘How am I going to defend the good balls?’ “But the art of knowing where to score off him and putting pressure back on him,” McDonald said.