Cameron Green reacts to Pat Cummins’ bowling demands for BGT: "My body is in a..."

Australian all-rounder Cameron Green will need to perform his all-round abilities to the fullest in the upcoming Test series against India. He made his Test debut against India in the 2020/21 series and now is an experienced all-rounder.

In 28 Test matches overall, Green has scored 1,377 runs at an average of 36.23. However, he has not bowled as much as he would have liked in this format managing only 35 wickets at an average of 35.31.

In a recent conversation with Cricket.co.au, he spoke about his willingness to bowl in Test cricket and said that he is physically in a good space as a cricketer.

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Physically I am In A Good Place: Cameron Green

“I’ve thought about it as an ‘in 10 years’ time sort of thing’. But definitely, at the moment I’m very happy to contribute as much as I can. Physically I’m in a really good place to be able to do that,” Green told cricket.com.au.

“But now my body’s in a really good place where I feel like I can contribute with bowling. Down the track, it’s definitely an option but at the moment I’m very happy to be a genuine allrounder,” he added further.

Green is yet to establish himself as a white-ball all-rounder for Australia. He is a part of the squad that will be playing against England next month in a white-ball series. This also essentially proves, that he is in the team's plans for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

“Obviously had a bit of success with it last year. Having an extended break (from white-ball cricket) before a Test tour, it’s going to help for sure. I really enjoyed doing it last year and there’s potentially a chance to do it again this year,” he said.

He further said that playing some domestic cricket for Western Australia and some Sheffield Shield cricket is a good way to prepare for the tour.

He added that performing in these domestic tournaments will help him to be prepared for white-ball events like the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and the T20 World Cup 2026.

India and Australia have not played a five-Test series since 1991/92 and will begin their much-anticipated series in Perth on November 22.

That will be followed by Tests in Adelaide (from December 6), Brisbane (from December 14), Melbourne (from December 26) and Sydney (from January 3).

India have won the last two series in Australia, in 2018/19 and in 2020/21 and Australia have not won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for over 10 years, since the home series in 2014/15.

India and Australia are currently the top two teams in the WTC 2023-25 points table. The two teams have both won a Test series at home. India defeated England while the Aussies defeated the Kiwis.

Australia are currently searching for David Warner's replacement with the southpaw retiring from international cricket. The experiment to open with Steve Smith has not produced results so far.

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