Pat Cummins has backed Marnus Labuschagne to bounce back after his slump in form continued during the Perth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. Labuschagne scored just 5 runs in the match.

Pat Cummins has backed ‘class player’ Marnus Labuschagne to bounce back from his poor run of form following Australia’s 295-run defeat to India in the first Test in Perth. Chasing a daunting 534-run target, Australia were dismissed for just 238 in the final session of day four to hand India a 1-0 advantage in the five-match series.