Cameron Green has provided up the primary demonstration of his all-round brilliance on English soil, with Ricky Ponting hailing him the “great package” who may assist swing the Ashes Australia’s method.
First, although, the West Australian big, not out on seven in a single day, is able to encourage his facet to turn into world Test champions after a day at The Oval when he grabbed a key wicket, took a blinding catch that will not be bettered all the English summer time and performed the shot of the ultimate.
Asked if the 24-year-old Green may very well be the Ashes game-changer with bat and ball, within the method of a Ben Stokes or Andrew Flintoff, that Australia had additionally been lengthy looking for, former skipper Ponting responded: “He undoubtedly will be.
“He’s received the makings of a world-class allrounder and the factor about him is he is nonetheless studying, he is nowhere close to the completed product but.”
That rawness, reckoned Ponting, had been demonstrated in Australia’s first innings, when his loose drive off Mohammed Shami ensured his early exit for just six.
“If he checked out that, he’d most likely need that dismissal ball over again. He’s studying,” said Ponting, after Green’s bucket hands also, unusually, spilled a regulation catch in the gully to get rid of Shardul Thakur.
That, though, was offset later by a quite sensational, lightning one-handed grab at gully off a Pat Cummins delivery to end Ajinkya Rahane’s stubborn resistance, the sort of game-changing moment India has witnessed plenty of already in his IPL spell with Mumbai Indians.
He rounded off his day with a sumptuous cover-driven boundary off Mohammed Siraj, already looking much more assured than in his first knock.
“He’s an incredible asset to the facet. His fielding’s exemplary and he’d be borderline getting himself picked within the crew simply as a bowler on what he can do,” said Ponting, after watching him finally eke out the stubborn half-centurion Thakur with an outswinger, ending up with 2-44 off his dozen probing overs.
“It’s an incredible bundle that the Australian cricket crew’s being searching for for a very long time.”
Ponting also felt Green was taking the pressure off the rest of the Australian attack because the team now had a “world-class allrounder you may throw the ball to for 15 overs an innings”.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
