Aussies' Green headache to continue in Delhi

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Australian prima Cam Green is inactive nary certainty to instrumentality to the broadside for the 2nd Test contempt bowling astatine afloat gait during a grooming league this week.

After being throttled by an innings and 132 runs successful the bid opener past week, Australia is expected to marque a big of changes earlier facing India successful Delhi opening Friday.

Green has not played since breaking his digit against South Africa connected Boxing Day and his instrumentality to the broadside has been delayed aft that aforesaid digit was deed during a grooming league successful the lead-up to the Border-Gavaskar series.

The equilibrium brought to the Australian line-up by the 23-year-old all-rounder, who operates arsenic the other seamer and bats astatine No.6, was sorely missed successful Nagpur.

While Green has been capable to vessel unencumbered successful the nets, leading cricket pundit Adam Collins is expecting Australia to instrumentality a blimpish attack with the youngster.

"Word connected the thoroughfare is he's not rather acceptable to spell arsenic yet, recovering from a overmuch much elaborate digit wounded from erstwhile helium had it breached successful Melbourne, a fig of pins (were inserted) successful the finger," Collins told SEN WA.

"He reinjured it a small spot successful Bangalore astatine grooming campy past week, truthful they mightiness beryllium blimpish astir Cameron Green."

Australia is, however, acceptable to invited Mitchell Starc backmost into the line-up, with the left-arm speedy afloat recovered from his ain digit injury.

Scott Boland is apt to marque mode for Starc contempt outperforming skipper Pat Cummins successful the opening Test. Josh Hazlewood is inactive recovering from a hamstring injury.

Green's availability besides has flow-on effects to the creation of Australia's bowling onslaught owed to his quality to beryllium an other seamer.

With different spin-friendly platform expected successful Delhi, Australia could person fielded 3 spinners successful Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy and Matthew Kuhnemann if Green was disposable to beryllium the 2nd seamer alongside Cummins.

However, his lack means Australia is apt to beef up the No.6 spot with a batter, portion Starc acts arsenic the 2nd seam option alongside Cummins and the 2 spinners.

Elsewhere successful the line-up, Travis Head is each but definite to instrumentality to the broadside successful spot of Matt Renshaw aft being near retired successful stunning manner for the bid opener.

With India having won the erstwhile series, an Australian nonaccomplishment successful the 2nd Test would mean the location broadside retains the Border-Gavaskar trophy, rendering the last 2 Tests of the bid arsenic dormant rubbers.

The 2nd Test volition get underway astatine Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium from 3pm AEDT connected Friday.

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