Australia's head coach Andrew McDonald addressed Marnus Labuschagne's recent batting struggles, suggesting a lack of scoring intent causes him to become defensive and adopt poor positions. McDonald noted Labuschagne performs best when actively pressuring bowlers. He believes the batter is adjusting his approach, attributing struggles partly to tough Ashes conditions and mindset, rather than technical flaws. Labuschagne has averaged 24.86 in the series, with two fifties.