Former Australia captain Aaron Finch believes Marnus Labuschagne 's inability to regularly put pressure back on opposition bowlers has left him vulnerable to being dropped from the Test side for the first time in 2019.

The day is getting closer to when Australia's selectors will need to make a huge call between Labuschagne and Sam Konstas for the World Test Championship final : youth vs experience; promise vs 11 Test centuries.

Whether Labuschagne survives - and likely gets asked to open in what could be a final chance to save his immediate Test career - or the selectors pull the pin and parachute Konstas into the WTC showdown remains too close to call.

Labuschagne has averaged 28.33 in this WTC cycle, a shadow of the run-scoring powerhouse he was from 2019 to 2022, although h

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