Nov 10 (Reuters) - Australia's Marnus Labuschagne said on Tuesday he remains confident about returning to the test side after selectors left him out of next month's four-test home series against New Zealand following a prolonged slump in form.
• The 32-year-old number three, once the world's top-ranked test batter, has gone 49 innings without a century and endured another poor tour of South Africa, scoring zero and four in the final test as Australia lost the match and series 2-1.
• "I've got no doubt I will be back there. When? Who knows,"Labuschagne told reporters.
• "I think my path back into the Australia team will work itself out. I've done it before. It's something that I truly want."
• Labuschagne has averaged 23.66 and managed only two half-centuries in 10 tests since being dropped for the three-test series against West Indies in the Caribbean last year.
(Reporting by Paras J. Haji in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris)
