Labuschagne must have bowled fewer than a dozen deliveries before he walked off to join Steve Smith, who batted for only around 15 minutes in the nets at the back, and head coach Andrew McDonald. It was an animated chat, as you’d expect with Smith and Labuschagne involved, and at one point, the senior partner put a comforting arm around his fellow batting buff. The rather conspicuous discussion between the three went on for a good 20 minutes before Labuschagne finally walked over to put on his pads to face Josh Hazlewood and Scott Boland. By which time, Green, Inglis and Beau Webster had used up the bulk of the batting session facing the captain and Australia’s new ball supremo.
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