Melbourne
Australia’s Test captain Pat Cummins expects all-rounders Cameron Green and Mitchell Marsh to take on more of the bowling during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series later this year. Cummins wants the two all-rounders to share the workload of the team’s leading fast bowlers in the five-Test series starting in November.
Cummins said during an event here, “It is beneficial to have an all-rounder in the team. In the last few years, we have not been able to use him as much as we thought. This is a good thing.”
He said, “But something can be different this summer season. We can give a little more responsibility to Green and Marsh in bowling.”
The Australian captain said, “A player like Green started as a bowler in Shield cricket, but he did not have to bowl much in Test matches. Now he has become more mature than before. I think we will depend on him a little more.”
Twenty-five-year-old Green has so far taken 35 wickets in 28 Test matches in his career at an average of 35.31.
Cummins said, “The first issue is whether both of them (Green and Marsh) make it to the top six on the basis of their batting alone or not.” He said, “We are really fortunate that we have a bowler like Nathan Lyon from whom we can get many overs. In such a situation, it is not necessary that you have an all-rounder, but having a fifth bowling option makes a big difference.
Cummins said, “We have six bowling options in the form of Green and Marsh. This is a good thing but in batting, the six top-order batsmen should make a place in the team on the basis of their batting only.”
