IND vs AUS Test: Australian all-rounder Cameron Green will not be a part of the playing XI for the first Test encounter. Speaking in a press conference, senior batter Steve Smith confirmed that Green is very ‘Unlikely to take part in the first Test match. The 23-year-old is recovering from a surgery on the index finger of his right hand, which he had broken during the Boxing Day Test against South Africa in December. Follow India vs Australia LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
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The 23-year-old is recovering from a surgery on the index finger of his right hand, which he had broken during the Boxing Day Test against South Africa in December. Australia coach Andrew McDonald has already confirmed that Green is currently unable to bowl. “He hasn’t faced even the fast bowlers so he’s very unlikely to play the 1st Test. Without Cameron Green bowling, it will be difficult to play three spinners for us, but selectors will decide the best possible XI,” said Steve Smith at the press conference.
Green, who has played 18 Tests, has an average of 35.04 with the bat and impressed in the three innings in Sri Lanka last year. He has also taken 23 wickets with his seam bowling, with 5/27 as his best so far.
Australia will be without quicks Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood due to injuries in the opening Test, starting in Nagpur on Thursday. With Green unable to bowl, Scott Boland, who boasts of an impressive 12.21 average for 28 wickets in six Tests, is expected to get his first overseas Test.
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