--- title: "Australia retain Marnus Labuschagne in Test squad for South Africa tour" description: "Most outlets reported that Australia retained Marnus Labuschagne in their Test squad for the South Africa tour despite his poor form, with several quoting George Bailey’s statement that Labuschagne could “still make a positive contribution.” The Express Tribune and Daily Times led with his lack of a Test century since 2023, while others, like the Business Recorder and 24 News HD, framed his inclusion as a “lifeline” or noted he was “under-pressure.” All outlets confirmed his inclusion in the 16-man squad, but the emphasis on his form varied, with some highlighting it more prominently than others." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/6952-australia-retain-labuschagne-for-test-series-in-south-africa site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Australia retain Marnus Labuschagne in Test squad for South Africa tour sports · latest filing 7 Sep 2026, 3:12 PM PKT · 7 Sep 2026 · 8 articles from 8 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 8 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Australia retained Marnus Labuschagne in their Test squad for the South Africa tour despite his poor form, with several quoting George Bailey’s statement that Labuschagne could “still make a positive contribution.” The Express Tribune and Daily Times led with his lack of a Test century since 2023, while others, like the Business Recorder and 24 News HD, framed his inclusion as a “lifeline” or noted he was “under-pressure.” All outlets confirmed his inclusion in the 16-man squad, but the emphasis on his form varied, with some highlighting it more prominently than others. ## Same story from 8 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [Labuschagne named in Australia Test squad](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1549356/labuschagne-named-in-australia-test-squad/) · 7 Sep 2026, 3:12 PM PKT > Marnus Labuschagne remains in Australia’s Test squad for the South Africa tour despite his recent struggles with the bat. The right-hander has not scored a Test century since 2023 and recently struggled against Bangladesh. However, chief selector George Bailey believes Labuschagne can still make a positive contribution. Labuschagne scored only one, 31 and four across […] - **ARY News (English)** — [Under-fire Labuschagne named in Australia Test squad for South Africa](https://arynews.tv/under-fire-labuschagne-named-in-australia-test-squad-for-south-africa) · 7 Sep 2026, 1:14 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > Number three Labuschagne has failed to score a century since 2023 and flopped again in two home Tests against Bangladesh last... - **24 News HD** — [Under-fire Labuschagne named in Australia Test squad for South Africa](https://www.24newshd.tv/07-Sep-2026/under-fire-labuschagne-named-australia-test-squad-south-africa) · 7 Sep 2026, 11:43 AM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing > Out-of-form Marnus Labuschagne can "still make a positive contribution", chief Australia selector George Bailey said Monday, after the struggling batsman was thrown a lifeline for the Test tour of South Africa. - **Business Recorder** — [Australia retain Labuschagne for Test series in South Africa](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40438280/australia-retain-labuschagne-for-test-series-in-south-africa) · 7 Sep 2026, 11:40 AM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing > SYDNEY: Top-order batsman Marnus Labuschagne was named in the Australia squad for next month’s three-Test tour of South Africa on Monday despite a run of poor recent form that has called into question his international future. The right-hander, who was born in South Africa, was dropped from the one-day squad for a tour of southern Africa last week but retained in the 16-strong party which will ... - **Minute Mirror** — [Australia name 16-man squad for South Africa Tests](https://minutemirror.com.pk/australia-name-16-man-squad-for-south-africa-tests-625826/) · 7 Sep 2026, 11:31 AM PKT · 79% identical wording to the newest filing > Australia retain under-pressure Marnus Labuschagne in their 16-man squad for the three-Test series against South Africa despite his prolong... - **Dawn** — [Labuschagne makes the cut for Australia Test squad for South Africa](https://www.dawn.com/news/2028088/labuschagne-makes-the-cut-for-australia-test-squad-for-south-africa) · 7 Sep 2026, 10:37 AM PKT · 92% identical wording to the newest filing > Out-of-form Marnus Labuschagne can “still make a positive contribution”, chief Australia selector George Bailey said on Monday, after the struggling batsman was thrown a lifeline for the Test tour of South Africa. Number three Labuschagne has failed to score a century since 2023, and flopped again in two home Tests against Bangladesh last month with scores of one, 31 and four. He was subsequent... - **The Express Tribune** — [Labuschagne named in Australia squad](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2627901/labuschagne-named-in-australia-squad) · 7 Sep 2026, 8:12 AM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > Right-hander has not scored a century since 2023 - **Dunya News** — [Australia retain Labuschagne for test series in South Africa](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Cricket/971689-australia-retain-labuschagne-for-test-series-in-south-africa) · 7 Sep 2026, 7:42 AM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > The right-hander, who was born in South Africa, was dropped from the one-day squad for a tour of southern Africa last week but retained in the 16-man squad for tests in Durban, Gqeberha and Cape Town. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Australia drops Marnus Labuschagne for upcoming ODI series against Zimbabwe and South Africa](https://harzaviya.com/stories/5843-australia-axe-labuschagne-for-zimbabwe-south-africa-odi) · 2 Sep 2026 · 3 outlets · 82% related 8 articles from 8 outlets, 7 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. 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