{
  "id": 17718288,
  "title": "Coach calls for calm, keeps door ajar for Labuschagne, as Healy turns torch on selectors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/coach-calls-for-calm-keeps-door-ajar-for-labuschagne-as-healy-turns",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T01:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/coach-calls-for-calm-keeps-door-ajar-for-labuschagne-as-healy-turns-torch-on-selectors-20261102-p61afc.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Australia’s coach Andrew McDonald has stopped short of declaring Marnus Labuschagne will be dropped for the home Tests against New Zealand, and says he will not finalise contract discussions with Cricket Australia until at least April next year. But outside the team, the calls for change are getting louder.",
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        "title": "Coach calls for calm, keeps door ajar for Labuschagne, as Healy turns torch on selectors",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/coach-calls-for-calm-keeps-door-ajar-for-labuschagne-as-healy-turns-17718337",
        "published": "2026-11-02T01:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}