‘Don't think they're good enough'
CRI: Brendan Jullian has come out on The Back Page stating that Marnus Labuschagne should be dropped for Australia's upcoming Test series in the West Indies stating that he is one of a few top order batsmen he doesn't think are good enough for the level.
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