{
  "id": 2629578,
  "title": "'Time to have a look at somebody else': Ricky Ponting calls for Marnus Labuschagne's removal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/time-to-have-a-look-at-somebody-else-ricky-ponting-calls-for-marnus",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-22T19:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/time-look-somebody-else-ricky-191000020.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has called for Marnus Labuschagne to be replaced in the lineup, citing the batsman's lack of form. Labuschagne has struggled with the bat in Australia's recent Test series against Bangladesh, scoring only four runs in the first innings of the second Test in Mackay. Ponting believes that Labuschagne's poor performance is a concern, as the 34-year-old has not scored a half-century in his last 10 innings and hasn't made a century since the Ashes in 2023. With Labuschagne's average at a disappointing 17.00 over the past 10 innings, Ponting thinks it's time for Australia to explore other options, preferably before the start of a new series.",
  "summary": "Marnus Labuschagne scored only four runs in Australia's first innings of the second Test against Bangladesh in Mackay on Saturday. Shoriful Islam bowled him after the ball brushed his pad before hitting the stumps. The latest failure has added to Labuschagne's growing problems. He has not scored a half-century in his last 10 innings and has not made a century since the Ashes in 2023. Labuschagne…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "'Don't reinvent the wheel!': Pat Cummins defends a struggling Marnus Labuschagne ahead of 2nd Test vs. Bangladesh",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/dont-reinvent-the-wheel-pat-cummins-defends-a-struggling-marnus",
        "published": "2026-08-21T09:35:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}