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The head coach of Australia, Andrew McDonald, has said
that Cameron Green would not need to bat first like David Warner did, and that
the order may need to be rearranged to make room for him.
Although McDonald emphasised that Green is still a
“generational” talent and that there is a feeling he won’t be out of
the side for long, Green lost his spot for the last Ashes Test at The Oval and
is predicted to stay outside the XI when the Pakistan series begins next month.
Assuming that there are no injuries during the
Pakistan series and that Mitchell Marsh’s body holds up, the first opening may
arise after Warner’s Test retirement, which he has scheduled for the SCG Test
in early January.
Though it’s widely believed that Matt Renshaw, Marcus
Harris, or Cameron Bancroft will replace him, McDonald cited other instances in
which players have taken on new responsibilities to change the makeup of
Australia’s starting lineup.
“What does Cam Green’s future look like in the
Test team? Is it a matter of waiting for Mitch to finish or could there be
another spot that opens up over time?” McDonald told SEN radio. “He
has batted at six for most of his Test cricket, but he has been a fantastic
number four for WA and averages close to 50 in Shield cricket.
“There is always the idea that you can
potentially shift the order to make room to put your best six batters, or what
you see as best six batters, in a certain order.”