Cameron Green: The Next Australian Cricket Star Will Debut

Cameron Green: The New Promise of Australian Cricket Debuts

The 21-year-old allrounder, Cameron Green, from Western Australia, is ready to make his debut at the Adelaide Oval. His first appearance is one of the most anticipated in the cricket world in recent times. Here is a profile of the player.

Outstanding Cricket Career

In first-class cricket, Green has shown exceptional performance. He has five centuries in 21 matches, including a career-high of 197, achieved earlier this season against New South Wales. In his recent match against the Indians last week, Green averaged 55.04 with the bat.

In November 2019, in a match against Queensland at the Gabba, Green demonstrated his potential with the bat by scoring 87 and 121 runs not out, batting in positions 8 and 9. That was 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 achieved his best figures of 6 for 30 in 2018. Although his career in the white-ball format is not as outstanding, he made his ODI debut a couple of weeks ago, but has only played a few matches, nine in List A and T20. It is with the red and pink ball that he is causing great expectation.

Great Expectations

Greg Chappell has called him the “best since Ricky Ponting” in recent interviews. In June, due to the lack of activity, a scenario was considered in which Australia would play Tests and T20Is on the same day. Chappell selected him in the number 6 position in the test team.

“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 a batsman with uncommon talent. At 6 feet 7 inches, he could become something very special. I would put 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,” said Chappell.

Greg Chappell

Concern about the Recent Injury

There was a concerning moment when Green was hit on the head by a bouncer from Jasprit Bumrah at the SCG. He had to leave the field and was substituted due to a concussion, in addition to undergoing scans that ruled out any fractures. Fortunately, the blow did not cause major damage and it seems he will be able to comply with Cricket Australia’s protocols to debut.

The Allrounder Australia Awaits?

Perhaps, but with caution. This has nothing to do with his talent, but with the restrictions on his release 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 so far 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: he claimed two in the second innings against the Indians at Drummoyne Oval and produced a beauty to dismiss Shubman Gill before his injury at the SCG. Tim Paine also suggested that the bowling restrictions would 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 be part of the XI at the start of the series, despite having been named in the extended squad. The preferred route was for Australia to maintain its traditional balance of six batsmen, a wicketkeeper and four bowlers. However, plans have been recently 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. That’s not to say 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 both Justin Langer and national selector Trevor Hohns have said that he is worthy of being selected for his batting alone.