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Cummins urges Green to attack Bangladesh
Australia captain Pat Cummins has called on all-rounder Cameron Green to adopt an aggressive batting approach against Bangladesh in the upcoming Test series. Cummins confirmed Green will retain the number five spot…
The Story in Brief
Australia captain Pat Cummins has called on all-rounder Cameron Green to adopt an aggressive batting approach against Bangladesh in the upcoming Test series. Cummins confirmed Green will retain the number five spot despite struggling for runs during the Ashes, where he averaged 24.42. "We like it when he's nice and busy and putting pressure back on the bowlers, he's really intimidating," Cummins told reporters in Darwin on Wednesday.
Pace bowler Josh Hazlewood returns from injury to join Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Nathan Lyon in the XI for the series opener starting Thursday. Hazlewood edged out Scott Boland, who impressed during the Ashes with an unbeaten 71 in Sydney. Cummins said there was no pressure on Green from teammates: "Just go, you've got freedom, get out of your own way and just go play."
The Indian Opinion
The narrative that Cameron Green is a walking liability ignores his T20 strike rate and Cummins' trust. Critics point to Beau Webster's superior recent returns, but Webster bats at nine against older balls against tired bowlers. The real test is whether Green can translate his white-ball fearlessness into red-ball aggression against Bangladesh's spinners. Watch his first fifty balls in Darwin: does he rotate strike or swing blindly?
Source: rediff.com
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