‘I’m not here to please everyone. I’m here to win games for Australia’: Marnus Labuschagne takes aim at David Warner’s ‘lack of awareness’ comment

Warner had told to Fox Cricket that Labuschagne wasn’t ‘anywhere near where he should be’ in terms of batting.

“I don’t think that was anywhere near what we know he’s capable of. He might have got a couple out of the middle, got a couple of freebies, batted well that night to get through but they bowled poorly. So from that perspective, he had the best conditions to come out and bat in. But he got out the same way he always does when he gets over 50, hits it straight to gully. So there’s a lack of awareness there of what he’s got to be mindful of. I don’t think he’s anywhere near where he should be,” the former batter had said.

Reacting to it, Labuscagne said, “I’m watching the game, and I’m trying to play pretty naturally. I mean, hitting a cut shot, the ball was there. It was a little bit short, and I tried to hit the ball through backward point, skidded on a little bit more, and I got a bit late, and (Yashasvi Jaiswal) took a very good catch. It’s a two-edged sword.”

“Week before, I wasn’t playing enough shots, and then this week, people are unhappy because you’re playing too many shots. So at the end of the day, I’m not here to please everyone. I’m here to win games for Australia,” he added.

After disappointing in the 1st Test against India, Labuschagne scored a gritty 64 in the 2nd Test paving the way for Australia to level the series 1-1.