We’re lower than per week away from the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Series and the XI for Australia stays a widespread thriller.
Cameron Green is in a race towards the clock with the all-rounder leaving an enormous query mark over the pinnacle of selectors.
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Green suffered a damaged finger through the Boxing Day Test and will miss the opening Test towards India in Nagpur, which will get underway on Thursday.
While the towering 23-year-old has already been dominated out of bowling, his place within the squad continues to be a lingering concern with skipper Pat Cummins not giving something away concerning his place within the XI as a batsmen.
“I know he won’t be bowling (in the first Test),” Cummins mentioned
“The next week’s obviously really important. He hasn’t been able to do a lot yet.
“I think the nature of that particular injury is once it comes good, it comes good really quickly. Hopefully we’re at that stage where the next week, it really does improve a lot.
“I think he was going to try and have a hit this afternoon. I haven’t seen how that’s gone, but we’ll see how the next week goes, the next few days in particular, and map out a plan.
“(We’re) still kind of hopeful, but see how he goes.”
If Green fails in his bid to persuade selectors he’s effective to pad up and stand on the crease, a two-horse race will unfold to take his place within the squad.
Matt Renshaw is the possible choice after taking his place through the New Year’s Test in Sydney towards South Africa.
But working towards Renshaw is the center order of Australia being stacked with left-handed batsmen.
That one reality may very well be sufficient to persuade selectors to as a substitute go for right-hander Peter Handscomb.
Spin performs an even bigger position in Test cricket on the subcontinent than in some other a part of the world and the tactical play of getting proper and left-handers may very well be Handcomb’s successful ticket into the XI.
Another choice dilemma for the Aussies exists within the bowling ranks with severe questions being requested as to who would be the second spinner within the squad alongside Nathan Lyon.
Ashton Agar was thrown into the combination through the Sydney Test and regardless of his struggles towards South Africa, he impressed Cummins in a latest hit out.
It’s nevertheless 22-year-old Todd Murphy who’s looming because the shock bolter to make his Test debut towards India, with Cummins hinting he had been extraordinarily spectacular in preparation for the collection.
“I’ve only seen a little bit of Todd. Obviously he’s done really well in Shield cricket, and the guys that have faced him have been really impressed with not just his stock ball, but also his variations,” Cummins mentioned.
“Mixing up the pace, flights it slightly differently to what Nathan does, and getting those opportunities like at North Sydney to really have the conditions in your favour is fun. It’s where you can get really creative.
“I thought he and Ashton Agar in particular really enjoyed it. You can kind of relax and really show off how good you are. They were both impressive, could kind of land it where they wanted to more often than not and change different speeds and arm paths and angles to the crease – all those subtleties that you might not be able to pick up on the TV, but do make a big difference.”
Source: www.news.com.au
