Labuschagne spared axe as Connolly gets nod for South Africa Test series
Selectors have announced a 16-man squad for Australia’s first Test tour of South Africa since the infamous Sandpapergate series of 2018.
Marnus Labuschagne has been retained for Australia's upcoming South Africa Test series, despite calls for his removal due to his lack of form in Tests. The 32-year-old, who has never played a Test in South Africa, the country he was born in and spent his first decade, has remained in the 16-man squad for the tour, which includes matches in Durban, Gqeberha, and Cape Town.
Along with Labuschagne, Cooper Connolly, Matthew Kuhnemann, and Michael Neser have joined the group that participated in the second Test against Bangladesh in Mackay last month. Australia's men's team will be playing Tests in those three South African cities from October 9 to October 31.
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