Watch: Marnus Labuschagne gives new message to Steve Smith’s anti-glare strips ahead of D/N Gabba Test in Ashes 2025/26

Ahead of the second Test of the Ashes 2025/26 for the day-night fixture against England at the Gabba in Brisbane, the focus has shifted on Steve Smith, who used the anti-glare strips like the former West Indies batter, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, to sight the pink ball under the floodlights.

Ahead of the Gabba Test, Marnus Labuschagne has given a hilarious reaction to those anti-glares as he tried to find the scientific reason for those. He felt that those glares perhaps had worked for the players to sight the ball well under the lights.

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“I think the looks- there must be some sort of science or theory around it. I haven’t read into it, but I guess it’s something to do with glare. Especially on the wicket and the glare from the wicket. And maybe it helped in picking the ball better. Either way, I look at it. If there is science behind it or if it’s a placebo and it doesn’t work, but it feels like it works.” Labuschagne told in that interaction.

Watch: Marnus Labuschagne’s suggestion on Steve Smith’s anti-glare strips before D/N Gabba Test in Ashes 2025/26

Labuschagne jokingly informed that he won’t be opening the batting along with Steve Smith. He also echoed the same sense as Pat Cummins, where he felt that the batting orders are quite irrelevant these days in the game.

“Both ways, it works. So, I would love nothing more than to see him stroll out to the wicket with the chevrons on and go out there and smack them around everywhere. I think we can be pretty much sure that Steve or I won’t open. I think, after all the talk, the batting order is just where you bat in the order.” Labuschagne addressed this in the video.

“It probably pushes back the time you come to the crease. And that’s why there is a batting order, because certain times suit certain players and the way they play. But at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter where you bat. We have got to find a way to score runs, and whatever happens, what’s best for the game.” Marnus concluded.