Australia dealt further blow ahead of Test opener

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Australia's hopes of getting disconnected to a winning commencement successful India person been dealt a further blow, with Cameron Green expected to miss the archetypal Test.

Green has been nursing an injured digit aft fracturing it successful the Boxing Day Test successful December, and was dealt a setback erstwhile helium jarred it portion batting during Australia's grooming campy successful Bengaluru.

Speaking up of the archetypal Test which begins connected Thursday successful Nagpur, Green's teammate Steve Smith tipped the prima all-rounder to beryllium sidelined for the bid opener.

"I don't deliberation helium is [going to play]," Smith said.

"I don't deliberation he's adjacent faced accelerated bowlers yet. So I situation accidental helium won't beryllium playing but who knows. I'm not wholly sure. We'll hold and see.

"But it's unlikely, I think."

Green's all-round abilities let Australia's full-strength line-up to beryllium well-balanced, with his imaginable lack leaving selectors with a large headache.

Matt Renshaw replaced Green successful Australia's mediate bid for the New Year's Test against South Africa, but Peter Handscomb is besides successful the frame.

Green's lack comes with gait duo Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood besides acceptable to miss the opening Test done wounded concerns of their own.

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