Marnus Labuschagne took one of the best outfield catches on Day 2 of the second Ashes Test between Australia and England at the Gabba in Brisbane. Marnus Labuschagne dived full length to take a classic one-hander that dismissed Jofra Archer, the last England wicket to fall in the first innings off the bowling of Doggett. This was a crucial catch in the context of the game as the 10th wicket partnership between centurion Joe Root and Archer had stretched to 70 runs, swinging the momentum in favour of England early on. The pair joined hands at 264-9 and took Australia by surprise with a brilliant counter-attacking partnership. Brendan Doggett went into the wickets column with that dismissal as it was his first scalp in this Pink Ball Test.

As many fans on social media wondered whether a better outfield catch had ever been taken in Ashes history. Cricket Australia fuelled the discussion by sharing a video on X of Glenn McGrath’s diving catch to dismiss Michael Vaughan during the 2002 Test at Adelaide Oval, inviting comparison and asking the fans which was the better catch out of the two. The clip went viral on the social media platform X. The ball flew towards a vacant area at deep fine leg, but Labuschagne sprinted across from mid-wicket and launched into a full-length dive to his right to complete the catch.

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England were bowled out for 334 with Joe Root remaining unbeaten at 140 and in reply, Australia made a great start scoring 120 runs for the loss of 1 wicket at the dinner break. They scored at a brisk rate and Head was the one dismissed for 33. Weatherald and Marnus Labuschagne will be hoping to continue their partnership post the Dinner break. This is the second match of the Ashes with Australia leading the series 1-0 after a dominating performance at Perth. We have seen plenty of moments of brilliance in the field in this game from Australia from Josh Inglis run out of Stokes to the catch Alex Carey took but this effort from Marnus Labuschagne certainly is right up there with one of the best.