Cameron Green: The Australian promise debuts in international cricket

Cameron Green: The New Star of Australian Cricket

Western Australia’s young all-rounder, 21-year-old Cameron Green, is set to debut for Australia at the Adelaide Oval. His anticipated debut has generated great expectation in the cricket world.

Highlighted Career

Green’s first-class cricket career has been outstanding, with five centuries in 21 matches, including a top score of 197 runs 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 runs 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 he made his ODI debut a couple of weeks ago, his white-ball format career doesn’t stand out as much, with only nine List A and T20 matches. It is with the red (and pink) ball where he is causing a sensation.

Great Expectations

Expectations for Green are high. Greg Chappell has described him as “the best since Ricky Ponting” in recent interviews. In June, Chappell selected him at number 6 in the test team, highlighting his potential with the bat and ball.

For me, Cameron Green is the next Australian cricket superstar. He is a genuine prospect with the bat and ball, but I think his future is as a batsman who can offer some quality overs. Cameron is an exceptionally talented batsman.

Greg Chappell

Chappell believes that Green, with his height of 6 feet 7 inches, could become something very special and that the number 4 position is his long-term position.

The Concern About the Injury

A worrying moment was when Green was hit on the head by a delivery from Jasprit Bumrah at the SCG. Although he was retired from the match due to concussion and underwent tests, fortunately he did not suffer any major damage and it seems he will comply with Cricket Australia’s protocols for his debut.

The Dream Off-Roader?

Green has been limited in his bowling due to a stress fracture in his back that he suffered last year. He has worked on his action with WA bowling coach Matt Mason and has been limited to four-over spells. 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, with two in the second innings against the Indians at Drummoyne Oval and a great ball to dismiss Shubman Gill before his injury at the SCG. Tim Paine suggested that bowling restrictions could be relaxed, indicating that Green is expected to bowl more overs once selected in a test match.

An Early Debut?

In a way, yes. A few weeks ago, it seemed unlikely that he would be included in the starting eleven at the beginning of the series. Plans changed due to injuries to Warner and Pucovksi, which led Australia to reorganize the batting order and open a position at number 6. This does not mean that Green is not deserving. Based on his current form, it could be argued that he is among Australia’s top six batsmen, with Justin Langer and national selector Trevor Hohns stating that he is worthy of selection based on his batting alone.