David Warner's candid assessment of Marnus Labuschagne's performance despite half-century in Adelaide: 'There's room for improvement...'

Despite his efforts, he was unable to convince his former teammate David Warner, who believes that the Australian top-order batsman is not performing at his highest level.

“I’m still not convinced with Marnus. I don’t think that was anywhere near what we know he’s capable of,” Warner told Fox Cricket.

Warner, who is commentating in the BGT, said Labuschagne got freebies at the start of the innings, which allowed him to get set, but in the end, he got out in a similar way from the past. He failed to check his shot at the last moment while playing a cut as it went in the air, and Yashasvi Jaiswal grabbed a stunner to send him back to the hut.

"He might have got a couple out of the middle, got a couple of freebies, batted well that night to get through but they bowled poorly. So from that perspective, he had the best conditions to come out and bat in. But he got out the same way he always does get out when he gets over 50, hits it straight to gully," he added.

Earlier, in the first Test, he struggled on the bouncy track at Perth and managed 2 in the first innings despite facing 52 balls. In the second essay, his stay was cut short after just 5 balls with just 3 runs to his name.

Warner didn't mince his words while criticising Labuschagne's lack of awareness in the middle, which has been causing a lot of problems for him.

"So there’s a lack of awareness there of what he’s got to be mindful of. I don’t think he’s anywhere near where he should be," he concluded.