Melbourne, June 19 -- Former Australian pacer Jason Gillespie feels that the tour of the West Indies is the "last chance" for struggling, under-fire batter Marnus Labuschagne, and another poor performance will put his chances of featuring in the Ashes at jeopardy.

Marnus, who failed as an opener during the ICC World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord's, has raised question marks over his place as he ended his 2023-25 cycle with 974 runs in 20 innings, averaging a poor 27.82, with a century and eight fifties in 38 innings.

Labuschagne's last Test hundred came in July 2023 against England at Manchester during the Ashes, and since then, he has averaged 24.74 with the bat in 16 Tests, with 668 runs and seven fifties in 30 ...