Marnus' Ashes promise after Broad domination

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Marnus Labuschagne says he's devised a program to combat Stuart Broad successful the 2nd Ashes Test, but the Australian archetypal driblet is remaining tight-lipped connected the details of his ploy arsenic his accidental astatine Lord's looms.

Labuschagne was removed for a aureate duck successful Australia's archetypal excavation astatine Edgbaston, earlier falling for 18 successful the visitors' 2nd innings with the bat.

In some instances successful Birmingham, Broad got the 29-year-old flirting extracurricular disconnected and drew his extracurricular edge.

"I had to spell distant and astir apt inquire myself the question, 'Why did I play astatine those deliveries?', and I've travel up with my ain summation of wherefore that is," Labuschagne told reporters.

When asked if helium could uncover wherefore helium fell for Broad's trap successful the opening Ashes Test, helium smirked and gave a coy reply.

"Not completely. I can't springiness them everything."

Marnus Labuschagne departs aft being dismissed astatine Edgbaston. (Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

When the Lord's Test gets underway connected Wednesday, Labuschagne volition instrumentality to the venue astatine which helium reignited his Test vocation arsenic the archetypal concussion substitute successful Test history, during the 2019 Ashes.

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The Queenslander had not played a Test since facing Sri Lanka successful Canberra successful February 2019, but was fixed different accidental aft Steve Smith was felled by a vicious Jofra Archer bouncer.

He made a gutsy 59 successful the 4th innings of that Lord's Test, which ended successful a draw, and has since go a prolific No.3.

Labuschagne gone archetypal ball

From 39 Tests, Labuschagne has tallied 3474 runs astatine 55.14, including 10 centuries, and helium utilized to person the No.1 ranking successful men's Test batting.

He's presently ranked third, down England's Joe Root and New Zealand's Kane Williamson.

"The past clip I walked done determination (the assemblage astatine Lord's) nary 1 knew who I was, truthful they weren't truly clapping retired of excitement," Labuschagne said of replacing Smith successful 2019.

"Last clip it was like, 'This isn't Steve Smith', truthful it'll beryllium different, I assume, walking retired this time."

Australia won the archetypal Test of this year's bid by 2 wickets successful singular fashion.

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