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Oliver Caffrey

Labuschagne thrilled by arrival of old friend McSweeney

Nathan McSweeney will be alongside a familiar face when he makes his Australia debut against India. (Stefan Gosatti/AAP PHOTOS)

After failing to convince a Brisbane school to recruit an 11-year-old Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne now gets to call him an Australian teammate.

First meeting 14 years ago, the pair could be batting together at Optus Stadium as Australia attempt to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar trophy.

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