Cameron Green, an all-rounder, has stated that he is willing to take up the task of batting at No. 3 and that he will not be subject to any bowling limits when the Ashes begins.
Since having back surgery in October of last year following his sixth stress fracture, Cameron Green, has not bowled in a game. Green will make his bowling comeback this weekend when Western Australia plays New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield opener at the WACA venue, beginning on Saturday.
With WA captain Sam Whiteman having to control his overs throughout the game, Cameron Green, will only be allowed to play eight overs in the match. However, he will gradually increase his workload in the upcoming Shield matches and ODIs for Australia.
Before the Ashes starts on November 21 at Perth’s Optus Stadium, Cameron Green, anticipates playing three Shield matches and Australia’s ODI series against India.
Before making his bowling comeback, Cameron Green, stated on Friday, “It’s been a long 12 months, but feeling really good,” and that he had no worries. “The body is doing well. The journey to recovery has been excellent. My activity feels excellent, and I feel stronger and more fit.
For the [Shield] game, there will be eight overs. Just a gradual increase. There should be no limitations as the initial test. That was the general plan for the previous year.
“That’s why it’s been such a slow build up – so that you’re peaking by the time the Ashes comes around.”
Despite being the current Test No. 3 and having batted in that position in Australia’s previous four Test matches, Green will bat at No. 4 for Western Australia in their Shield opener. Green only averaged 23.50 in those games, but in the context of those games, scores of 52, 26, 42, and 46—all in the Caribbean’s difficult batting conditions—were more valuable.
States are permitted to utilise Test players in any batting position they require, even if it differs from their position in the Test team, according to Australia’s selectors. Given that Green averages 67.09 from 26 Shield innings at No. 4, where he has five hundreds and six fifties, WA prefers to keep Jayden Goodwin at No. 3. Because to his career-high 174 not out against New Zealand last year, he also averages 53.60 in six Test innings at No. 4.
Despite serious doubts about Cameron Green, ability to manage the workload of bowling important overs and batting so high in the order, there is a chance he will stay at No. 3 in the Ashes.
Cameron Green, however, is certain that he can bat at first drop because fellow all-rounder Beau Webster is also in the Test squad.
“Shane Watson used to open the batting and bowl,” Cameron Green, stated. It’s likely that people are unaware of how difficult that was. It’s rather difficult, for instance, to bowl for so long in the field and then be asked to bat the final ten overs of the day.
However, I feel like I’m in a little different place now. For instance, Beau might shoulder more of the [bowling] responsibility if he’s batting six and I’m batting up top.
For the forthcoming encounter at the WACA, rising talent Sam Konstas will be a member of a formidable NSW lineup. The 20-year-old has a great opportunity to make his case in the Ashes throughout the first few rounds of the Shield season.
After struggling during Australia A’s 3-0 Test series victory in the West Indies, Konstas has recently recovered with some impressive performances against India A in India.
Marnus Labsuschagne, Nathan McSweeney, Jake Weatherald, Marcus Harris, Josh Inglis, Campbell Kellaway, Kurtis Patterson, Matt Renshaw, and Cameron Bancroft are among the other candidates hoping to make their case to open with Usman Khawaja.
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