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'Not needed' Green opens up on 'weird' summer - CtrlF.XYZ

'Not needed' Green opens up on 'weird' summer

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Cameron Green knows the little helium has to bash during a Test, the amended the Australian squad is going.

But that doesn't mean the 23-year-old all-rounder isn't bare to walk immoderate clip successful the mediate erstwhile the Aussies big South Africa successful the 2nd lucifer of the bid from Boxing Day.

Green has endured a "weird" commencement to the summertime by his ain definition. He didn't bat successful the archetypal trial against the West Indies, past made lone 9 and 5 and took 1 wicket against them successful Adelaide.

Last week, the young weapon was retired for 18 successful the archetypal innings, lone bowled a fistful of overs connected a greenish Gabba deck, and past finished 0 not retired arsenic Australia bushed the Proteas successful Brisbane.

He heads to the MCG connected Monday with a deficiency of genuine lucifer fittingness nether his belt, and a hunger for a large score.

"It has decidedly been a weird commencement to the summertime for myself, not having to bash excessively much," Green said connected Thursday.

"Being the all-rounder you are benignant of similar the feline to assistance retired if the squad needs. At the infinitesimal it feels similar I americium not truly needed successful a way, but that is evidently a motion of however good we are playing.

"As a teammate watching however good the guys are playing, it is beauteous awesome to see.

"Batting-wise astatine grooming I americium hitting the shot well. If you don't get overmuch crippled clip that is the lone mode you tin archer however you are going."

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While helium hasn't been "needed" yet this summer, there's small to nary accidental Green volition beryllium dropped from the Test side.

He has proven himself to beryllium a prime 4th gait bowler successful an onslaught that features immoderate of Australia's champion ever. His batting is connected the amended constantly, and his Test mean of 32.82 volition lone turn successful clip - portion his hunt for the elusive period volition surely end.

The quandary for Australian selectors volition beryllium whether to bring Josh Hazlewood into the squad for the Boxing Day match.

Hazlewood had a fittingness trial connected Thursday connected a broadside strain suffered successful Perth 3 weeks ago, and is successful a conflict with Scott Boland to beryllium named successful the XI.

Boland was the leader of past year's Melbourne Test, demolishing England in beforehand of his location assemblage connected debut for Australia.

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