Cameron Green: Australia’s new cricket star

Cameron Green: The New Promise of Australian Cricket

Cameron Green, the 21-year-old all-rounder from Western Australia, is set to make his debut for Australia at the Adelaide Oval. His arrival is one of the most anticipated in recent times. Here are some details about him.

Highlighted Career

In first-class cricket, Green has demonstrated outstanding performance. He has five centuries in 21 matches, including a career-high of 197 earlier this season against New South Wales. His batting average is 55.04. In a match against Queensland at the Gabba in November 2019, he demonstrated his potential with the bat, scoring 87 and 121 not out, batting at positions 8 and 9. That was also the last match in which he bowled for a year. With the ball, he averages 21.72 with 33 wickets, including 5 for 24 in his first-class debut against Tasmania, against whom he also took his best figures of 6 for 30 in 2018. Although his career in white-ball cricket is not as prominent, he has had some notable appearances. Made his ODI debut a couple of weeks ago, but that’s only from a few matches: nine in List A and T20. It is with the red (and pink) ball that is generating great expectation.

Great Expectations

You could say so. Greg Chappell has called him the “best since Ricky Ponting” in recent interviews.

“For me, Cameron Green is the next Australian cricket superstar. He’s a real prospect with the bat and ball, but I think his future lies as a batsman who can offer some quality overs. Cameron is a batsman with uncommon talent. At 6 feet 7 inches, he could become something very special. I would bat him at number 6 to start, but I think number 4 is his long-term position. The sooner he plays at this level, the sooner he will become the player he should be.”

Greg Chappell

The Recent Injury

There was a worrying moment when he was hit on the head by a Jasprit Bumrah bouncer at the SCG. Fortunately, the blow did not cause major damage and it seems he will be able to comply with all protocols to debut.

The Dream Off-Roader?

Possibly, but with caution. This has nothing to do with his talent, but with the release restrictions due to a stress fracture in his back that he suffered last year. This season he has not bowled more than eight overs in a day in match conditions. However, he has shown his ability to take wickets. Tim Paine also suggested that the bowling restrictions will be relaxed. “I think he’ll bowl a few more than that, once you’re selected in a Test match, you’re ready to play. That said, we don’t expect him to bowl a huge amount of overs with the attack we have.”

An Early Debut?

In a way, yes. In fact, a few weeks ago it seemed unlikely that he would enter the XI at the start of the series, despite having been named in the extended squad. However, recently, plans have been altered due to injuries to Warner and Pucovksi, which has led Australia to reorganize the batting order (at least for one test) and that has created the opening at number 6. It’s not that Green doesn’t deserve it. In his current form, it could easily be said that he is among Australia’s top six batsmen, and Justin Langer and national selector Trevor Hohns have said he is worthy of selection based on his batting alone.