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Erin Andrews loses it over one fan’s creepy criticism: ‘Shut up!’Let's face it, nothing important happens in December. I'm scheduling 24 advent calendar posts this week and then spending the rest of the year eating boxes of Cadbury Mini Yule Logs Triple Chocolate. So it's no surprise that Devolver have announced their remaining slate of games aiming for release in 2024 are actually coming out in 2025. The games that slipped are Baby Steps , Skate Story , and Stick It To The Stickman. Devolver released the news with typical style, via the 15th annual Devolver Delayed awards, which you can watch below. I enjoyed the in memoriam section for games that released this year which can therefore no longer be delayed, all of which are currently available at a discount via Devolver's autumn sale on Steam . Baby Steps is the pick of the Delayed Three that I'm most looking forward to. It's a literal walking simulator from Bennett Foddy and the makers of Ape Out in which you pilot limbs individually to steer your pyjama-clad protagonist up a mountain, like a marriage between QWOP , Getting Over It , and whichever third-person game with a mountain you care to choose from. Skyrim? Jusant? I bet God Of War's got a mud-soaked hill in it somewhere. Skate Story is Tony Hawk's Pro Skater if Tony Hawk was a demon made out of glass. Stick It To The Stickman is that Flash animation you watched 20 years ago but with a physics simulation and made by the Broforce developers. I want to play both of these games, too. Check out the graphic design on these bad boys. The blurriness on the image of the mini roll isn't my camera, that's actually how it looks on the box.

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Clarke Reed, a Mississippi businessman who developed the Republican Party in his home state and across the South starting in the 1960s, died Sunday at his home in Greenville, Mississippi. He was 96. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Clarke Reed, a Mississippi businessman who developed the Republican Party in his home state and across the South starting in the 1960s, died Sunday at his home in Greenville, Mississippi. He was 96. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Clarke Reed, a Mississippi businessman who developed the Republican Party in his home state and across the South starting in the 1960s, died Sunday at his home in Greenville, Mississippi. He was 96. Reed was chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party from 1966 to 1976, beginning at a time when Democrats still dominated in the region. During the 1976 Republican National Convention, delegates were closely divided between President Gerald Ford and former California Gov. Ronald Reagan. Reed united the Mississippi delegation behind Ford — a move that created a decadeslong feud with William D. “Billy” Mounger, another wealthy businessman who was prominent in the Mississippi Republican Party. Reed recalled in a 2016 interview with The Associated Press that delegates faced considerable pressure. Movie stars visited Mississippi’s 30 delegates to push for Reagan, and Betty Ford called on behalf of her husband. Reagan met twice with the Mississippi delegation — once with his proposed running mate, Pennsylvania Sen. Richard Schweiker — and once without, according Haley Barbour, who was executive director of the Mississippi Republican Party in 1976 and served as the state’s governor from 2004 to 2012. “Everybody was coming to see us,” Reed said. “These poor people had never seen this before, the average delegate.” Mississippi delegates were showing the stress at a meeting away from the convention floor in Kansas City, Reed said. “I looked out, and about half of them were crying,” he said. Reed initially supported Reagan, but said he moved into the Ford camp because he thought Reagan made “a hell of a mistake” by choosing a more liberal northeastern running mate in a gambit to win support of the unpledged Pennsylvania delegation. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. “In my opinion, Reagan was the best president of my lifetime. I didn’t know that then,” Reed said in 2016. “And had he been elected with Schweiker, he might’ve gotten a bullet one inch over and Schweiker would’ve been president.” Ford won the party nomination during the convention, then lost the general election to Jimmy Carter, the Democratic former governor of Georgia. Reed was born in Alliance, Ohio, in 1928, and his family moved to Caruthersville, Missouri, when he was about six months old. He earned a business degree from the University of Missouri in 1950. He and Barthell Joseph, a friend he had met at a high school boarding school, founded an agriculture equipment business called Reed-Joseph International, which used technology to scare birds away from farms and airports. Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi said Monday that Reed was “a mentor, supporter and advisor to me for over 56 years.” Wicker said he was 21 when Reed put him on the Republican Platform Committee in 1972. “There is no more significant figure in the development of the modern day Mississippi Republican Party than Clarke Reed,” Wicker wrote on social media. “Our state has lost a giant.” Advertisement Advertisement

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Our analysts are third party authors that include both professional investors and individual investors who may not be licensed or certified by any institute or regulatory body.Radical Jaguar rebrand and new logo sparks ire online NEW YORK (AP) — A promotional video for a rebrand of British luxury car brand Jaguar is being criticized online for showing models in brightly colored outfits — and no car. The rebrand, which includes a new logo, is slated to launch Dec. 2 during Miami Art Week, when the company will unveil a new electric model. But Jaguar Land Rover, a unit of India’s Tata Motors Ltd., has been promoting it online. The Jaguar brand is in the middle of a transition to going all-electric. “Copy Nothing,” marketing materials read. “We’re here to delete the ordinary. To go bold. To copy nothing.” Trump has promised again to release the last JFK files. But experts say don’t expect big revelations DALLAS (AP) — The nation is set to mark 61 years since President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as his motorcade passed through downtown Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963. Even after over six decades, conspiracy theories about what happened that day still swirl and the desire to follow every thread of information hasn’t waned. President-elect Donald Trump made promises over the summer that if reelected he would declassify the remaining records. At this point, only a few thousand of millions of pages of governmental records related to the assassination have yet to be fully released. And those who have studied what's been released so far say that the public shouldn’t anticipate any earth-shattering revelations even if the remaining files are declassified. Bitcoin is at the doorstep of $100,000 as post-election rally rolls on NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin is jumping again, rising above $98,000 for the first time Thursday. 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In a memo obtained by The Associated Press, the league says homes of professional athletes across multiple sports have become “increasingly targeted for burglaries by organized and skilled groups.” Law enforcement officials noted these groups target the homes on days the athletes have games. Players were told to take precautions and implement home security measures to reduce the risk of being targeted. Some of the burglary groups have conducted extensive surveillance on targets. Penn State wins trademark case over retailer's use of vintage logos, images PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Penn State has won a closely watched trademark fight over an online retailer’s use of its vintage logos and images. A Pennsylvania jury awarded Penn State $28,000 in damages earlier this week over products made and sold by the firms Vintage Brand and Sportswear Inc. Penn State accused them of selling “counterfeit” clothing and accessories. 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Volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland is spewing lava from a fissure in its seventh eruption since December. Iceland's seismic monitors said the eruption started with little warning late Wednesday and created a long fissure but looked to be smaller than eruptions in August and May. Around 50 houses were evacuated after the Civil Protection agency issued the alert, along with guests at the famous Blue Lagoon resort, according to the national broadcaster. The repeated eruptions over the past year have caused damage to the town of Grindavík and forced people to relocate. Australian teen and British woman who drank tainted alcohol in Laos have died, bringing toll to 5 VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — An Australian teenager and a British woman have died after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos in what Australia’s prime minister said was every parent’s nightmare. Officials earlier said an American and two Danish tourists also had died following reports that multiple people had been sickened in town popular with backpackers. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told Parliament that 19-year-old Bianca Jones had died after being evacuated from Vang Vieng, Laos, for treatment in a Thai hospital. Her friend, also 19, remains hospitalized in Thailand. Later Thursday, Britain said a British woman also died and the media in the U.K. identified her as 28-year-old Simone White. US ahead in AI innovation, easily surpassing China in Stanford's new ranking The U.S. leads the world in developing artificial intelligence technology, surpassing China in research and other important measures of AI innovation, according to a newly released Stanford University index. There’s no surefire way to rank global AI leadership but Stanford researchers have made an attempt by measuring the “vibrancy” of the AI industry across a variety of dimensions, from how much research and investment is happening to how responsibly the technology is being pursued to prevent harm. Following the U.S. and China were the United Kingdom, India and the United Arab Emirates. Pop star Ed Sheeran helps favorite soccer team sign player before getting on stage with Taylor Swift It turns out British pop star Ed Sheeran is also good at recruiting soccer players. Sheeran is a minority shareholder at English soccer team Ipswich Town and it needed his help over the summer to get a player to join the club. Ipswich CEO Mark Ashton tells a Soccerex industry event in Miami: “Ed jumped on a Zoom call with him at the training ground, just before he stepped on stage with Taylor Swift. Hopefully that was a key part in getting the player across the line.” Ashton didn’t disclose the player in question, saying only: “He’s certainly scoring a few goals.”

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Meta Platforms Inc META shares have been treading water for the better part of the past month. The company reported earnings at the end of October. Here’s a look at what you need to know . What To Know: Meta shares have struggled to move higher since the company reported third-quarter financial results last month. Although Meta beat analyst estimates on the top and bottom lines as revenue jumped 19% and daily actives climbed 5%, the stock faced selling pressure due to spending concerns. Meta raised its full-year 2024 capital expenditures outlook by $1 billion and said it continues to expect operating losses to “increase meaningfully” year-over-year for Reality Labs. It’s worth noting that insiders have been selling Meta shares in recent months. CEO Mark Zuckerberg , CFO Susan Li and COO Javier Olivan all sold shares in November under trading plans, with Olivan most recently selling shares on Monday, according to Benzinga data . On a positive note, Axios reported Wednesday that Meta’s Threads has added 35 million new users on the platform since Nov. 1. Micro-blogging startup Bluesky has seen users flock to the platform since Election Day, suggesting users are leaving X because of Elon Musk’s political views. Meta also appears to be a beneficiary. Check This Out: Meta, OpenAI, Orange Join Forces To Build AI Models For African Languages On the earnings call last month, Zuckerberg said Threads had over 275 million monthly active users. That number appears to be growing rapidly with Axios reporting that the app has seen more than one million daily sign-ups for three months straight. Meta aims to capitalize on the momentum. Zuckerberg on Monday said Threads is testing a new feature that will allow users to choose what they see when they open the app. Previously, Threads directed users to a default feed, but users can now choose to only see posts from accounts they follow. Meta is also set to head to trial in April after Judge James Boasberg rejected Meta’s attempted dismissal of the case and set a court date earlier this week. The Facebook parent company will face U.S. Federal Trade Commission allegations that it acquired Instagram and WhatsApp to stifle competition in the social media space. META Price Action: Meta shares closed Wednesday down 0.76% at $569.20, according to Benzinga Pro . Photo: Shutterstock. © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.

No. 9 Kentucky, focused on getting better, welcomes Jackson St.Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), a joint venture between MMC Group and APM Terminals, successfully implemented Kaleris’ latest Navis N4 4.0 container terminal operating system, marking a significant step forward in enhancing performance and efficiency at its terminal. PTP had been utilising the Navis N4 system since 2019, and this fourth-generation upgrade further cemented its readiness to handle future volume growth seamlessly while maintaining operational excellence. It also marked the largest-scale “go live” of the N4 4.0 system globally to date. The transition was achieved seamlessly, with uninterrupted service for customers while boosting terminal productivity. Notably, PTP achieved a milestone during this period, deploying up to 48 cranes per 12-hour shift over the course of the port go-live weekend. This deployment marked the highest in PTP’s history, putting the new system and processes to an immediate and rigorous real-world test. Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), a joint venture between MMC Group and APM Terminals, successfully implemented Kaleris’ latest Navis N4 4.0 container terminal operating system, marking a significant step forward in enhancing performance and efficiency at its terminal. PTP’s Chairman, Tan Sri Che Khalib Mohamad Noh, emphasised the importance of this strategic upgrade in strengthening PTP’s position as Malaysia’s largest transshipment hub and reaffirming its standing among the world’s most efficient and high-volume container terminals. “It is truly remarkable to witness this upgrade successfully implemented on schedule and without any unplanned disruption to our port’s daily operations. Moreover, subjecting the system to real-world stress tests has demonstrated its robustness and readiness to meet future challenges. This is a moment of pride for PTP and reinforces our commitment to serving our customers with greater excellence,” he remarked. PTP’s Chief Executive Officer, Mark Hardiman commended this accomplishment, attributing it to months of meticulous planning and collaboration with service provider, Kaleris, and joint venture shareholder, APM Terminals, whose expertise ensured a seamless and safe transition. “A system upgrade of this size and scale, executed with such precision, is a remarkable feat. Going live in just two and a half hours, ramping up 38 cranes within five hours, and achieving zero critical glitches reflect exceptional change management, adoption of new processes and frontline technology integration. This success is a testament to the hard work, dedication and collaborative efforts of our teams and partners,” he said. “PTP has always prioritised people, technology and processes, with safety as a core value and customers at the heart of our operations. Our strategic focus on innovation, digital transformation and sustainable growth thereby ensures we create an optimal environment for greater safety and customer satisfaction by delivering reliable, timely services through enhanced terminal efficiency and expanded capacity,” he added. This N4 4.0 system upgrade, spearheaded by PTP’s Chief Operations Officer, Joe Schofield, bolsters PTP’s extensive terminal infrastructure, comprising a total of 58 quay cranes, 199 RTG cranes, 572 prime movers and 743 trailers, spanning a 5.1-kilometre berth, and facilitating throughputs of over 1 million TEUs per month. Key features of the N4 4.0, namely Kafka messaging and improved software configurations, have significantly enhanced system speed, uptime and the stability of the extreme performance system (XPS) client. It also further enhances the PTP-Kaleris jointly developed Terminal Truck Optimiser (TTO) module, delivering a smoother, faster user experience. PTP is recognised as the fifth most efficient container port in the world, according to the Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) 2023 by The World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence. PTP currently ranks 15th among the world’s top container ports in terms of volume throughput, as outlined in Lloyd’s List. Source: Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP)

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Malik Grant rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns and Rhode Island beat Bryant 35-21 on Saturday to capture its first league title in 39 years. Rhode Island (10-2, 7-1 Coastal Athletic Association) secured the program's seventh title, with each of the previous six coming in the Yankee Conference. The Rams tied a program record for total wins in a season with 10, first set in 1984 and matched in 1985. Hunter Helms threw for 209 yards with one touchdown and one interception for Rhode Island. Grant also added his first touchdown reception of the season. Grant rushed for 47 yards on the first snap of the second half. He ran for 56 yards on the drive that ended with his 4-yard touchdown catch for a 20-14 lead. An interception by Braden Price on the ensuing Bryant possession set up another Grant rushing touchdown. Bryant scored in the fourth quarter to make it a one-score game, but a 15-play, 72-yard drive ended with a 3-yard touchdown run by Grant. Grant's 13 rushing touchdowns are tied for Rhode Island's single-season record set last season by Ja’Den McKenzie. Brennan Myer threw for 189 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for Bryant (2-10, 0-8). Dylan Kedzior rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown, and Landon Ruggieri caught eight passes for 105 yards and a score. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballELEMENTS Linked to the MLCX Grains Index – Total Return (NYSEARCA:GRU) Stock Price Up 0.1% – Time to Buy?Mexican authorities find 11 clandestine graves with 15 bodies near border with Guatemala

The highest minimum wage in the country. Green energy that cleans our air and lowers our bills. Protections for tenants from exorbitant rent hikes and evictions. Universal preschool , free and public for all children, paid for by taxing the rich. These are just a few of the wildly popular and life-changing policies that members of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) have, through local grassroots organizing, won for millions of Americans across the country in recent years. And they were largely absent from Vice President Kamala Harris ' 2024 presidential campaign. Yet in recent weeks, many of us are experiencing political deja vu. After a Democratic presidential candidate tacked to the Right, boasted of Republican endorsements, and subsequently lost to former President Donald Trump , the pundits, consultants, and donors behind this strategy are taking to the media to blame "the Left." We are told in OpEd after OpEd and on cable news segments day after day that even our mere association with Democrats repelled voters from candidates we had nothing to do with. Because none of these pundits, consultants, or donors are organizers, they don't understand what DSA is. When you join DSA , you become part of a mass organization whose best references are those that fueled the labor and civil rights movements of the 20th century. Whatever your background, you learn not just more about the world of politics, but the skills to become an organizer who can change it for the better. From electing hundreds of socialists to local, state, and national offices across the country, to passing transformative legislation, from showing up in solidarity with workers on strike against greedy bosses, to organizing massive protests in pursuit of justice, DSA is building a fighting organization. DSA's goals are laid out in our "Workers Deserve More" platform for 2024-2025 —our economic and societal vision for thriving working class communities and universal public services, and a true democracy that works for all of us. And our vision for a just world is the antithesis of the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025. Just compare what's on offer on something like health care. On the Right, Project 2025 endangers the future of Medicaid by cutting financing and restricting eligibility in ways that would cause mass suffering. In the center, the Biden-Harris administration has only had tweaks to offer to existing healthcare policy, which does nothing for over 25 million people who still can't get health care. But in DSA, we organize for Medicare for All: free universal healthcare that ensures everyone can get quality treatment. Too extreme? How about the dreaded "open borders" that the center and the Right are so afraid of? What does it really mean to have an open border? It means that we believe all people have a right to move freely in hopes of seeking better lives, including Jews fleeing the fascist extermination of the Holocaust; my own family leaving Bangladesh during military dictatorship after a U.S.-enabled genocide in 1971; millions displaced from their homes across the Middle East since 2001 as a result of the U.S. War on Terror; and Mexicans seeking jobs after unfair trade deals like NAFTA decimated their local economies. As UAW president Shawn Fain has argued , migrants crossing the border are scapegoats for the real threat to the working class: billionaires who profit from a divided labor force. They accuse us of losing Harris the race with our advocacy for the Palestinians. DSA has been unapologetically organizing for a free Palestine . The fact is that ending the U.S.-funded violence that scholars have widely called a genocide in Gaza is now the majority position of Americans. President Biden's failure to heed the anti-war movement and hold Israel accountable cost his party in a similar way as Lyndon Johnson's did in 1968. As perhaps the most famous American democratic socialist, Martin Luther King Jr. , wrote in his Letter from a Birmingham Jail, "The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be extremists for hate or for love? Will we be extremists for the preservation of injustice or for the extension of justice?" Whether Democrats decide to get behind the kinds of truly life changing programs that motivate ordinary people to get off the couch, or decide to keep running "Republican lite" campaigns for no one , our membership is growing with people who are going to fight for and win what is right. The only thing we won't do is apologize for it. Ashik Siddique is a co-chair of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). The views expressed in this article are the writer's own.Former has taken aim at Usman Khawaja's decision to allow rookie opener Nathan McSweeney to face the first ball in , calling on the veteran to "own the moment". McSweeney lasted just four balls before being trapped lbw by Jasprit Bumrah, precipitating a collapse that saw Australia lose 3-12 in pursuit of an unachievable 534 at Perth Stadium. India should wrap up the first Test on Monday, completing a humiliating rout of a listless, tardy and severely deflated Australia side. The home side simply ran out of ideas on day and fight on day three as and a back-to-form Virat Kohli piled on the misery with centuries before a late declaration. Many fans saw the move to allow debutant McSweeney to face the first ball of the second innings as symptomatic of Australia's lack of planning and general cricket smarts. Clarke was astounded by the decision. "A lot of people don't like taking first ball, so the opening batters rotate," he told Sky Sports' Big Sports Breakfast. "Khawaja took the first ball in the first innings and now they're saying it's McSweeney (for the second innings). "But I think Uzzie should have said, 'youngster, get down the other end, even though we're going to rotate, even though I don't like taking it, it's my time'. (He should have said) 'I'm a senior player. I'm 38 years of age in a week's time. Listen here, youngster, I know you want to do it (but) get down there. It's my turn'. I think Uzzie should have owned that moment." Clarke was also critical over the lack of fight when India batted a second time, accusing Australia of going through the motions. He said: "It was like we just expected to knock India over again for not many – there was no intent. They were right in our faces but I didn't see any of our bowlers give it to any (India) batsmen. Our intent, our energy...it all looked a bit flat for the first Test of the summer." Things went from bad to embarrassing in the final half hour of play as the Aussies lost McSweeney (0), Pat Cummins (2) and Marnus Labuschagne (3). McSweeney fell victim to Bumrah for the second innings in a row, completing a nightmare Test debut for the 25-year-old. But many were left questioning why veteran teammate Khawaja didn't show more leadership by facing the first ball of the innings. Khawaja faced the first ball in the first innings, but in the second dig the Aussie openers switched it around (which is customary for openers). But given McSweeney was on debut and the incredible Bumrah was bowling in fading light, many felt Khawaja should have shown some leadership and fronted up himself. The 37-year-old Khawaja has played 73 Tests, and many fans and commentators felt it was 'poor' for him to allow McSweeney to expose himself to Bumrah straight away. Others countered by saying McSweeney would have had to face Bumrah at some stage anyway, and openers shouldn't need protecting. But the sight of Khawaja standing at the non-striker's end while Bumrah cannoned a ball into McSweeney's front pad left a sour taste in many people's mouths. And Khawaja lets the debutant face Bumrah. Pathetic. 👎 — The Cricket Camera (@CricketCamera) Surely as the senior opener Khawaja has to take the first ball... harsh on McSweeney — Johnny Amos (@JohnnyA988) Really poor from Khawaja and the Aussie brains trust. Should’ve shown leadership and seniority and taken the first over. Instead he’s left McSweeney to face the music. Gets a low one and is gone. — Phil Schultz (@philschultz11) Usman ‘The People’s Champ’ Khawaja making debutant McSweeney face up first ball in a massively tricky period before close is a joke — Alasdair 🇳🇦🇳🇿 (@Alasdair333) Khawaja literally sent debutant McSweeney to face the first ball from Bumrah. Disgraceful 😭😭 — Nash (@NashvSant) Shame on Usman Khawaja, being the senior partner, to let the debutant take the first ball. Absolutely mind-boggling cricket by cover this topic. Cracks appearing in the Australian team more than the Perth pitch. — Dragon K (@kevinriemers23) Cummins then showed some brilliant leadership by coming out to bat at No.3, protecting Labuschagne and Steve Smith from having to bat in the tricky conditions. But once he departed, Labuschagne decided to come out at No.4 anyway. And it immediately backfired as the struggling batter lasted just five balls. Many were left wondering why the Aussies would send Labuschagne out at No.4 if they didn't send him out at 3, with some suggesting a second nightwatchman in Nathan Lyon should have batted instead. If the Aussies were going to be three down at stumps, surely you'd rather they be Cummins and Lyon in the shed rather than McSweeney and Labuschagne. And to make matters worse for Labuschagne, he burned a review on his way back to the pavilion. The Aussie batter got it horribly wrong when he shouldered arms and watched the ball from Bumrah thud into his pads. After a discussion with Khawaja he opted to use DRS, and replays showed the ball was thundering into his off stump. Labuschagne's decision to use a review when he didn't even play a shot was labelled 'selfish' by many cricket pundits on social media. What an absolutely disgraceful challenge from Marnus. Utterly selfish and egotistical. Needs to be dropped — Ronny Lerner (@RonnyLerner) Marnus needs a spell from top level. He looks all at sea. Has not made a ton in 18 months. One score over 10 in last 10 innings. — Croz🔟 (@croz_10) What about the selfish referral by Marnus? — Peter Chivers (@PeterChivers41) The Aussies are no chance of chasing 534, but you'd like to have all your reviews in hand in case the umpire makes a howler. Labuschagne's dismissal continued his horror run of form, in which he hasn't made a Test century in the last 18 months. There's renewed questions about how much longer the Aussies can afford to keep Labuschagne in the team, although there doesn't appear to be many options to replace him. With scores of 2 and 3 in Perth, he hasn't reach double figures in his last 10 innings. And selectors might have to bite the bullet and make a call before it's too late.California to consider requiring mental health warnings on social media sites