Australia coach Andrew McDonald is hopeful Cameron Green can play towards India when the primary Test between the nations begins in Nagpur on Thursday following a “significant” enchancment within the all-rounder’s finger harm.
Green broken his proper index finger in the course of the Boxing Day Test win over South Africa in Melbourne and was solely cleared to return to coaching by his physician on Monday following surgical procedure.
The 23-year-old bowled tender balls for half-hour within the nets on the Australian camp in Bengaluru earlier than taking an hour’s batting apply. McDonald stated that Green nonetheless had progress to make earlier than he may very well be thought of for the collection opener.
“We’ve got a lot to work through before the first Test,” McDonald advised reporters. “We have not but put a transparent line by way of him or put him on the team-sheet.
He stated, ‘I’d not say that he was uncomfortable when he was bowling. One supply flicked the underside of the bat and that would spell hassle for anybody.
“There is a little bit of consciousness round that finger. He has taken some vital steps in the previous couple of days, possibly I used to be shocked.
“There is still an outside chance that, all going well, he could be on the team sheet.”
With Green unlikely to have the ability to bowl within the first Test, skipper Pat Cummins feels it’s but to be paired with Josh Hazlewood within the assault alongside Mitchell Starc as he has additionally recovered from a finger harm. Cummins admitted that the make-up of Australia’s bowling line-up is unclear.
“I wouldn’t say it (picking two spinners) is a given,” he stated. “It could be very circumstances dependent, particularly it being the primary Test, so as soon as we attain Nagpur, we are going to see.
“I believe generally whereas speaking about sure spinners you neglect how good a lot of our quick bowlers have been in all situations.
With Starsey coming again on-line, we’ve bought quite a lot of bowling choices – finger-spin, wrist-spin, left-arm (tempo).
“We’ll obviously pick bowlers who we think can take 20 wickets – how we’re going to split that up, I’m not 100% sure yet.”
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
