SYDNEY
\nAustralia head coach Andrew McDonald has backed Cameron Green to remain part of the test squad, despite the all-rounder\u2019s lean Ashes series against England.
\nGreen tallied 171 runs in five tests at an average of 24.42 and took four \u200cwickets as Australia triumphed 4-1 against England earlier this year.
\nGreen, who made his test debut in 2020, has played 37 matches with a batting average of 32.75, including two centuries, and a bowling average of 38.94.
\nMcDonald said Green\u2019s domestic record justified his continued selection with a first-class batting average of 45.52, which rises to 53.38 in the Sheffield Shield.
\n\u201cI think he\u2019s good enough,\u201d McDonald told SEN radio.
\n\u201cAnyone that\u2019s averaging that at Shield level suggests that he\u2019s ahead of the pack there, and it\u2019s only a matter of time before it gets to a situation where he\u2019s performing for Australia.
\n\u201cI think he\u2019s got a few things to work on around his game, but that\u2019s no different to anyone else.\u201d
\nGreen, 26, has also been in focus during his stint with Indian Premier League side Kolkata Knight Riders, with Cricket Australia managing his workload due to a lower back injury that has \u200ctemporarily restricted his bowling.
\n\u201cCameron is currently rebuilding his bowling loads in India with a view to return in around 10-12 days\u2019 time. KKR has been communicated with and is fully aware of this information,\u201d a CA spokesperson said on Monday.
\nMcDonald said Green must learn to manage the expectations that come with being an Australian all-rounder, especially if he continued to play across formats.
\n\u201cThere\u2019s huge expectation within the IPL, and there\u2019s huge expectation with any all-rounder that shapes an Australian team,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SYDNEY Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has backed Cameron Green to remain part of the test squad, despite the all-rounder\u2019s lean Ashes series against England. Green tallied 171 runs in five tests at an average of 24.42 and took four \u200cwickets as Australia triumphed 4-1 against England earlier this year. Green, who made his test […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":539402,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-539389","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n