Marnus Labuschagne's Form Ahead of 2025/26 Ashes

Marnus Labuschagne believes his current batting form is the best he has experienced since before the 2019 Ashes in England. After being dropped from Australia's Test squad for the West Indies series, he has been in outstanding form for Queensland ahead of the home Ashes series starting November 21.

In his last eight innings across first-class and List-A cricket for Queensland, Labuschagne has scored five centuries. In the Sheffield Shield, the 31-year-old achieved scores of 160, 159, 18, and 4. In the One-Day Cup, he started the season strong with innings of 130, 2, and 105, then added another century of 101 off 111 balls against New South Wales on November 3.

“The only one I can think of is probably 2019 at Glamorgan as a period of time. But probably not across both formats. With both formats I feel like batting is in a really nice place, just trusting my skills and trusting myself out there ... It's all coming together,” said Labuschagne, as reported by Cricket.com.au.

He is focused on maintaining this high level of performance by carefully managing his form. Labuschagne added,

"I feel like whenever you're batting badly, you just need to get that rhythm and that feel. And once you've got it, you protect it like it's gold."

Summary

Marnus Labuschagne’s current outstanding form, reminiscent of his pre-2019 Ashes peak, positions him strongly for a Test recall as he strives to maintain his rhythm and confidence.