'Genius' Labuschagne throw likened to Ponting

Marnus Labuschagne is accelerated earning a estimation arsenic 1 of the champion fielders successful the Australian Test team, and successful satellite cricket.

The excitable batter spoke earlier this summertime of his enjoyment astatine simply chasing a shot to the boundary.

That's been evidenced successful the 3 matches already successful caller weeks, with Labuschagne sprinting and diving to prevention West Indies and South African boundaries connected aggregate occasions.

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But connected Boxing Day his diversion quality went to different level, and got the MCG assemblage disconnected its feet doubly successful the abstraction of an hr and a half.

Marnus Labuschagne celebrates moving retired South Africa skipper Dean Elgar with a nonstop hit. (Getty)

Just earlier lunch, Proteas skipper Dean Elgar pushed a transportation into the mid-wicket portion and called for a speedy single, but it was a gamble helium shouldn't person taken.

Labuschagne pounced connected the ball, and successful 1 swift question picked it up and flung it with his close limb towards the non-strikers end.

The shot rattled into the stumps earlier Elgar could find his ground, dismissing the captain.

The portion of fielding was lauded by Australian large Adam Gilchrist.

"The cardinal misdeed of cricket - tally retired astatine a precise delicate time. Eight minutes earlier lunch, and he's the skipper of the side," Gilchrist of Elgar.

"Marnus instrumentality a bow, you are a genius successful each facet of the game.

"A shot of energy. He wants to lend astatine each signifier of the game."

Labuschagne's efforts successful the tract were adjacent likened to legendary Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting.

Lanbuschagne again near South Africa reeling erstwhile helium took a screamer astatine screen to disregard Khaya Zondo successful the 2nd session.

The Aussie fielder got airborne and flew to his near to instrumentality the drawback two-handed.

"Marnus is conscionable unstoppable successful the crippled astatine the moment," Australian women's prima Alyssa Healy said connected Fox Cricket.

"He got that tally retired earlier, and he's taken a screamer. That's precisely wherefore he's successful that presumption - they don't request a screen erstwhile they've got Marnus successful astatine abbreviated cover.

"He seems to alteration the crippled constantly."

Labuschagne himself was humble erstwhile quizzed connected his spectacular time successful the field.

"It's conscionable 1 of those days, it's nice," helium told Fox Cricket.

"You're fortunate capable to deed the stumps there, and clasp connected to that catch."

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