New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- Australia batter, Marnus Labuschagne, has been out of the Aussie Test lineup since the ICC World Test Championship Final 2025 against South Africa, according to the ICC website.

Following the final, he was dropped in the West Indies after a considerably poor run in the format, where he's averaged 33.08 since December 2022.

Now the batter is ready to return to the international red-ball format and take up the role of an opener in the upcoming Ashes series.

"I would be happy to do that [open batting] - I would love to. If opener is where I need to bat to be playing in the Test team, that's fine," Labuschagne said.

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