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MYSTERIOUS: Aussie selectors make early call to axe star batter - You Need To See This

Marnus Labuschagne's stint in Australia's Test XI is over, for now. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's selectors are close to naming their Test top order after putting Marnus Labuschagne out of his misery.

In the wake of the South Africa series loss and Labuschagne's run of 49 Test innings without a century, the No.3 has been axed for the four-Test domestic series against New Zealand.

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