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Labuschagne misses out as Australia name squad for West Indies tour
Steve Smith, David Warner, and Pat Cummins were brought back into Australia's 23-man extended squad for the limited-overs tour of West Indies on Monday but Marnus Labuschagne missed out because of travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Batsmen Smith and Warner and paceman Cummins were among seven players included in Monday's squad who missed the tour of New Zealand in March having already been selected for the later aborted test tour of South Africa.
The world-class trio was on a charter flight from the Maldives which landed in Sydney on Monday, completing the delayed journey home from the suspended Indian Premier League for 40 Australian players, support staff, and media pundits.
Labuschagne, however, will remain in Wales with county side Glamorgan because of "the logistical complexities of joining the squad from the UK and associated quarantines", Cricket Australia (CA) said in a news release.
"Anyone who knows Marnus understands he would give absolutely anything to play for Australia and he is deeply upset to miss out due to circumstances beyond anyone's control," chief selector Trevor Hohns said. "We worked through numerous options in conversations with Marnus to find a workable solution but ultimately came to the conclusion it was more practical for him to remain in the UK.
