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MELBOURNE: Marnus Labuschagne broke into Australia’s 15-member squ­ad for the 50-over World Cup in India at the last possible moment on Thursday on the back of his strong recent form while injured opener Travis Head was also included. Labuschagne had been left out of the provisional squad but strong displays in South Africa and the one-day series in India forced …

PERTH: Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith heaped misery on the West Indies bowlers on Thursday as they each blasted double centuries and helped Australia to a monster total of 598-4 declared on the second day of the opening match of their two-Test series. West Indies trail by 524 runs at stumps after toiling in the field for 152.4 overs in …

First innings heroes Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith steered Australia to a commanding 197-run lead in the high-stakes third Test on Saturday, leaving an injury-hit India with a mountain to climb. They came to the crease after Will Pucovski and David Warner fell early, pushing them to 103 for two at stumps and a strong position with the four-Test series …