Marnus Labuschagne has once again boosted his chances of Ashes selection with yet another century in a glittering summer of domestic performances.
The 31-year-old, who is in contention to be picked for the upcoming Ashes series, was dismissed for 101 off 110 balls, scooping a Ryan Hadley bouncer to Jack Edwards.
Labuschagne’s latest ton comes after an impressive run of form with began with 130 against Victoria on September 17.
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He then belted 160 in a Sheffield Shield clash against Tasmania, before following that mammoth score up with 105 against Tasmania five days later in a 50-over clash.
In his next Shield innings, he scored 159 against South Australia, missing out twice in the second innings of that clash and another tie against NSW.
However, he bounced back in a big way on Monday with an impressive century to help Queensland to a competitive total, posting 9/287 at Cricket Central in Sydney.
Across his last eight innings, Labuschagne has now scored 679 runs at an average of 84.875.
In response, fellow Ashes hopeful Sam Konstas posted 47 off 74 with a Benji Floros bouncer catching his edge while attempting to play a pull shot.
In his last 11 innings, Konstas has failed to score over 53 runs, with his last century coming against India A in September.
Labuschagne, meanwhile, was dropped after Australia’s World Test Championship defeat to South Africa, but looks set to take up a spot as an opener alongside Usman Khawaja.
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