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Marnus Labuschagne hits 138 for Sussex to offer pre-Ashes reminder of his threat

Sussex v Glamorgan: Hove (third day of four): Glamorgan, with five second-innings wickets in hand, lead Sussex by 141 runs
Simon Wilde
The Sunday Times
Labuschagne, who was dismissed by Robinson’s first ball in his first innings, came in with Glamorgan struggling on 123 in their second
Labuschagne, who was dismissed by Robinson’s first ball in his first innings, came in with Glamorgan struggling on 123 in their second
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Simon Wilde
The Sunday Times

Marnus Labuschagne demonstrated why he is the world’s highest-ranked red-ball batsman by scoring a second century in three matches in what will be his final first-class appearance before the world Test championship final against India and then the Ashes.

Glamorgan’s Labuschagne scored 138 and shared a partnership of 288 with acting captain Kiran Carlson, who ended the day unbeaten on 187 from 261 balls, his third hundred of the season, to keep alive their team’s hopes of emerging with something from this contest with Sussex, despite a first-innings deficit of 358.

Carlson was dropped on three off England bowler Ollie Robinson in Robinson’s only spell of the day before he left the field suffering from a sore ankle which will prevent him bowling again in