{"id":2462,"date":"2020-11-28T06:17:01","date_gmt":"2020-11-28T07:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=2462"},"modified":"2020-11-28T17:57:51","modified_gmt":"2020-11-28T17:57:51","slug":"aussie-crickets-next-big-thing-set-for-liftoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=2462","title":{"rendered":"Aussie cricket&#039;s next big thing set for liftoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cameron Green has been backed by Shane Warne and Steve Smith to make his international debut against India.<\/p>\n<p>The heavyweight endorsement comes after incumbent all-rounder Marcus Stoinis suffered a side strain while bowling in <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/cricket\/australia-vs-india-live-scores-match-1-one-day-international-results-news\/971935f1-b55f-4708-ade3-5bf2ea693bec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Australia&#x27;s crushing ODI win in Sydney on Friday.\">Australia&#x27;s crushing ODI win in Sydney on Friday.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The teams square off again at the same venue on Sunday and with such a quick turnaround it seems unlikely that Stoinis, who was dismissed for a golden duck, will be risked.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"f2f35ce9-73e6-42fa-8880-185707b9866f\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/f2f35ce9-73e6-42fa-8880-185707b9866f\" alt=\"Marcus Stoinis of Australia applauds teammates.\" data-width=\"3000\" data-height=\"2000\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Selectors are blessed with plenty of all-round squad options in Moises Henriques, Ashton Agar and Sean Abbott.<\/p>\n<p>But the drums are beating for Green, who along with Will Pucovski is Australia&#x27;s most prodigious young talent.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old from Western Australia is an imposing athlete and in terrific Sheffield Shield form.<\/p>\n<p>He scored 197 in a recent Shield game to take his first class batting average close to 50.<\/p>\n<p>The only concern surrounds his ability to bowl long spells after recovering from a stress fracture in his back.<\/p>\n<p><img data-video-id=\"6212630609001\" src=\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2020\/11\/329370\/pickerImage.jpg\" alt=\"Smith smashes a ton\" data-vms-id=\"ref:cki002ofq000a0hr0p3bzyq16\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But Smith &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/cricket\/australia-vs-india-steve-smith-smashes-memorable-odi-century\/d1894308-7f8e-42f5-9d0d-74643965948a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"after stroking a magnificent century in Sydney\">after stroking a magnificent century in Sydney<\/a> &#8211; allayed any fears.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;He&#x27;s started really well in the Shield season,&quot; Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;He&#x27;s a bright talent.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I faced him for a couple of balls in the nets this afternoon before the game.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It&#x27;s the first time I&#x27;ve seen him bowl and he bowls a heavy ball.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;He looks an impressive talent and if he gets the opportunity hopefully he can take it with both hands.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><em>Fox Cricket<\/em> expert Warne also supported the idea of unleashing Green on the Indians.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Cameron Green would be the obvious (one),&quot; Warne said.<\/p>\n<p><img data-video-id=\"6212746490001\" src=\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2020\/11\/329430\/pickerImage.jpg\" alt=\"India thrashed in opening ODI\" data-vms-id=\"ref:cki0si8dv000k0gk350gme085\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;It&#x27;d be good to see him get a crack at international cricket.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;He looks like he is in good touch.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It&#x27;s a perfect time &#8211; the Australian side is playing good cricket, everyone&#x27;s in a bit of form, it&#x27;s a good side to come in and make your debut.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Cameron Green will come in if they want to strengthen their batting even though he can bowl a few overs.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;He probably only has to bowl three or four.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It&#x27;s not as if he has to bowl 10 overs. It&#x27;s 18 deliveries, maybe 24.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><em>Wide World of Sports<\/em> expert Ian Chappell is also a Green fan, <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/cricket\/australia-vs-india-will-pucovski-to-open-in-adelaide-says-ian-chappell-cameron-green-mitchell-swepson\/c7f26213-91f8-4252-b7ba-7e3260281b1f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"saying earlier this month that he would pick him in his Test team.\">saying earlier this month that he would pick him in his Test team.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-video-id=\"6211533137001\" src=\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2020\/11\/327949\/pickerImage.jpg\" alt=\"Chappell calls for Pucovski inclusion\" data-vms-id=\"ref:ckhsundxo000u0jqm94h37bmy\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;I&#x27;d be tempted to go with Green in Adelaide, but I don&#x27;t think they will,&quot; Chappell said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Green is up against Mitchell Marsh for that No 6 spot.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Marsh has a horrific injury record, and hasn&#x27;t proved to me that he&#x27;s a No 6 batsman at Test level.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;He&#x27;s good enough as a third seamer, but from what I&#x27;ve seen I&#x27;m not sure his batting will ever be good enough.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Down the line Green will probably be in the in top four, and bowl just a little bit.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;He&#x27;s probably going to become a Mark Waugh, before he hurt his back, someone who&#x27;s mainly there for his batting but who can give you a few handy overs.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>However, former Australia all-rounder Tom Moody had a different view, arguing that leg-spinner Adam Zampa&#x27;s success (4-54) in game one should carry weight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomMoodyCricket\/status\/1332309234508201985?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\" data-show-caption=\"false\" data-conversation=\"none\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomMoodyCricket\/status\/1332309234508201985?s=20<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Cameron Green has been backed by Shane Warne and Steve Smith to make his international debut against India. 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