Green relieved following his first 50 at Number 3 as he hopes it’s a sign of things to come for him in the position.
Green relieved as he finally gets a substantial score at Number 3.
Cameron Green, who faced conditions where he acknowledged that batters were frequently left “praying” that they weren’t undone by the unexpected bounce, thinks that his crucial half-century on the third day in Grenada will launch his career as a Test No. 3.
After surviving the second night against an enraged Jayden Seales, Green played a relatively untested ball on the third morning, mostly with the infallible Steven Smith in a 93-run partnership that served as the foundation for Australia’s innings.
After an early rain interruption, Green saw a delivery from Anderson Phillip shoot low past his off stump, beat wicketkeeper Shai Hope and run away for four byes. “Praying…that’s all you can really do,” he said. “You just try and forget about it as much as possible.”
With a crunching straight drive, Green managed to maintain his concentration and reach a half-century after 122 balls. However, he underedged his subsequent delivery into the stumps and threw his bat to the ground in despair.
Nevertheless, after being assigned to the No. 3 spot against South Africa in the World Test Championship final last month, this was Green’s most significant contribution to date. At a time when Australia’s top three are still being closely watched, it was a much-needed reassuring sign.
“You always need innings here and there just to get you back and get you going, hopefully today was certainly one of those,” he said. “A lot of good things I can get out of just spending time in the middle. I think the ball’s faced has been trending up. The runs haven’t been there, but there’s certainly little positives I can take out of it.
“Hopefully my output can be a little bit better than it has been, but today was a nice sign that things are hopefully trending well.”